Ghana Highways Authority
- Public Works Department
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) was established as a corporate body by GHA Degree 1974 (NRCD 298). NRCD 298 was repealed by the GHA Act 1997 (Act 540), which, however, continued the Authority in existence with responsibility for the administration, control, development, and maintenance of the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367 km and related facilities. GHA's 13,367 km of trunk roads make up about 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km.[1][2]
Departments
All the Divisions of the Authority are grouped under three main Departments, namely:
- Administration Department
- Development Department
- Maintenance Department
Administration Department
This Department embraces 7 Divisions, namely:
- Finance
- Human Resource
- Legal Service
- Training & Development
- Public Affairs
- MIS Division
There is an Internal Audit Division, that is directly responsible to the Chief Executive but which for administration purposes, reports to the Deputy Chief Executive (Administration).[3]
Development Department
This Department embraces 7 Divisions, namely:
- Road Safety and Environment
- Planning
- Materials
- Contracts
- Quantity Surveying
- Survey and Design
- Bridges
The Head of this Department is the Deputy Chief Executive for Development.
Maintenance Department
This Department embraces:
- Road Maintenance
- Regional Offices (10 in all, one in each region)
- Plant and Equipment
See also
- Ghana Road Network
References
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- Accra–Winneba Highway
- George Walker Bush Highway
- Tarkwa–Bogoso–Ayamfuri Road
- Tema Motorway
- Akosombo-Tema Highway
- Ako Adjei Interchange
- Apenkwa Interchange
- Asafo Interchange
- Asokwa Interchange
- Dimples Interchange
- Mallam Interchange
- Sofoline Interchange
- Tetteh Quarshie Interchange
- Kwame Nkrumah Interchange
- Tema Motorway Interchange
- Pokuase Interchange
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