Why is your road project late?
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Why is your road project late?

…and it’s not the contractor’s fault

Dr Tetteh AFFOTEY-WALTERS
Published July 21, 20268 min read

Ghana has spent decades managing the consequences of troubled public infrastructure projects.

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