Ghana Highways Authority

Ghana Highway Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1974
Preceding agency	Public Works Department
Headquarters
Minister responsible	ALhaji Inusa Fusseini
Parent agency	Ministry of Roads and Highways (Ghana)
Website	Official Website

The Ghana Highway Authority was established as a body corporate by GHA Degree 1974 (NRCD 298). NRCD 298 was repealed by GHA Act 1997 (Act 540 ) which, however, continued the Authority in existence with responsibility for the administration, control, development and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 totalling 13,367 km and related facilities. GHA's 13,367 km trunk roads make about 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km.

Departments

All the Divisions of the Authority are grouped under three (3) 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).

Development Department

This Department embraces 7 Divisions, namely;

• Road Safety and Environment
• Planning
• Materials
• Contracts
• Quantity Surveying
• Survey and Design
• Bridges

Maintenance Department

This Department embraces;

• Road Maintenance
• Regional Offices (10 in all; one in each region)
• Plant and Equipment

See also

• Ghana Road Network