{"id":322972,"date":"2026-01-24T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T07:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322972"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:33:27","slug":"test-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=322972","title":{"rendered":"Ghana set to begin construction of tallest bridge with Japanese-backed technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Content:ACCRA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Agbodza described the talks with JICA\u2019s Head of Africa Investment, Yushi Nagano, as highly productive, stating, \u201cGod willing, President Mahama will break ground this year for the construction of the bridge itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned 540\u2011metre cable-stayed bridge, featuring a 280\u2011metre main span and 51\u2011metre towers, two traffic lanes, sidewalks, and safety railings, will surpass the length of the Adomi Bridge by 200\u202fmetres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once completed, it will set records as Ghana\u2019s tallest bridge towers and longest cable-stayed span, establishing the Volivo Bridge as a major engineering landmark in the Eastern Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to significantly improve connectivity between the Volta and Oti regions, boosting trade, mobility, and regional economic integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JICA\u2019s involvement showcases Japan\u2019s continuing commitment to infrastructure development in Africa, combining financing, technical expertise, and project management support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volivo Bridge is part of Ghana\u2019s broader strategy to modernize critical transport corridors and stimulate economic growth. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content:ACCRA, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Agbodza described the talks with JICA\u2019s Head of Africa Investment, Yushi Nagano, as highly productive, stating, \u201cGod willing, President Mahama will break ground this year for the construction of the bridge itself.\u201d The planned 540\u2011metre cable-stayed bridge, featuring a 280\u2011metre main span and 51\u2011metre towers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213,215],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322972"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322972"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322980,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322972\/revisions\/322980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=322972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=322972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}