Ghana Highways Authority Explained

Agency Name:	Ghana Highway Authority
Formed:	1974
Preceding1:	Public Works Department
Headquarters:	Accra
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Roads and Highways

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) was established as a corporate body by GHA Degree 1974 (NRCD 298).NRCD 298 was repealed by the GHA Act 1997 (Act 540), which, however, continued the Authority in existence with responsibility for the administration, control, development, and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

References

Notes and References

Web site: About GHA . 21 July 2013 . Site Admin . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728154718/http://highways.gov.gh/about-gha . 28 July 2013 .
Web site: PWDs at toll booths cry over unpaid salaries. BusinessGhana. 2020-01-11.
Web site: Admin Department . Site Admin . 22 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728151735/http://highways.gov.gh/admin . 28 July 2013 .