The Ministry of Roads and Highways has revealed plans to involve key stakeholders in finalising the return of road tolls, which stopped in 2021.
According to Roads Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye, bringing back tolls is vital for raising the funds needed to repair and keep the country’s roads in good condition.
The decision to stop toll collection, effective from November 18, 2021, was initially made to reduce traffic at toll booths and in anticipation of the e-levy.
However, this move received mixed reactions from the public.
Discussing the current plan, the Roads Minister stressed the importance of reintroducing road tolls to ensure funding for road maintenance.
“[Road] maintenance also means money. In many countries, they use the tolls that they collect from road tolls to finance maintenance.
“But in our case, we have suspended it, and I think it is a good time for us to start the discussion to bring these road tolls back and get money to maintain our roads,” he said.
Addressing the importance of stakeholder engagement in this process, he added, “That is very important, and we have started the process by engaging the various stakeholders to get their buy-in to make sure that we bring the road tolls back.”
