Ghana’s new modular steel bridges

Ghana’s Ministry of Transport is joining forces with Ghana’s Armed Forces to build up to 5,000 small bridges across the country. Modular steel bridges will be erected over small rivers in rural locations, in a bid to improve access to outlying areas that presently suffer from poor transport connections. Repairs will be carried out to 150 steel bridges currently in poor conditions, while modular steel bridge components are being bought from a supplier in the Czech Republic. The US firm Acrow Bridge has alr
March 5, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Ghana’s Ministry of Transport is joining forces with Ghana’s Armed Forces to build up to 5,000 small bridges across the country. Modular steel bridges will be erected over small rivers in rural locations, in a bid to improve access to outlying areas that presently suffer from poor transport connections.


Repairs will be carried out to 150 steel bridges currently in poor conditions, while modular steel bridge components are being bought from a supplier in the Czech Republic.

The US firm Acrow Bridge has already supplied around 100 steel bridges to Ghana for use in improving connections to a number of towns and villages.

Ghana does have problems with the condition of some of its key bridges. Structures at Buipe and Yapei previously had to be closed due to concerns over their poor condition.

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