Roads Minister says it is time to change one-year defect liability period for contractors, consultants

Engagements Speaking during an inspection of ongoing construction of the Accra-Kumasi N6 highway projects Tuesday (Sept 29), Mr Agbodza he was discussing with the minsters of Finance and Works and Housing to change the one-year defect liability to make road contractors more accountable for the quality of roads they executed.

Sep - 30 - 2026 , 15:55 4 minutes read THE Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has stated that it is time the one-year defect liability period agreement in road contracts change to in order to hold contractors accountable for the poor road construction across the country.“After a road construction anything can go wrong but the idea that anytime we pay billions of cedis on a road and after one year we say that the defect liability period is gone and so if anything goes wrong it is not the fault of the contractor and the consultant must change,” he said.