Ghana: Facts & Stats

TRANSPORTATION

Roads:

Highways

The Adome Bridge crosses the Volta River.

In 1997 it was estimated that there was a total of 39,409 kilometres of highways in Ghana of which 11,653 kilometres are paved (including 30 km of expressways). the remaining 27,756 kilometres were unpaved.

International highways

The Trans-West African Coastal Highway, part of the Trans-African Highway network crosses Ghana, connecting it to Abidjan, (Côte d'Ivoire), Lomé, (Togo) as well as Benin and Nigeria. Eventually the highway will connect to another seven ECOWAS nations to the west. A paved highway also connects Ghana north to landlocked Burkina Faso, where it joins another highway in the Trans-African network, the Trans-Sahelian Highway.

Railroads:

The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range on mountains north of the city of Kumasi. However, the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway, totalling 935 kilometres, is presently undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made. In Ghana, most of the lines are single tracked, and in 1997 it was estimated that 32 kilometres were double tracked.

Railway links with adjacent countries

Due in a change of gauge, there is no continuous international railservice in Ghana.

• Burkina Faso - no - break-of-gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)
• Togo - no - break-of-gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)
• Ivory Coast - no - break-of-gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)

Rail expansion initiatives

In 2005 the Minister of Ports, Harbours and Railways announced plans to extend the railway system to facilitate economic development. To begin, $5 million was sought from the African Development Bank (ADB) for feasibility studies. Possible projects at the time included extending a line from Ejisu to Nkoranza and Techiman; a line from Tamale to Bolgatanga and Paga to Burkina Faso; a line from Wenchi, Bole to Wa and Hamile and also to Burkina Faso, and a line to Yendi where there are iron ore deposits.

Over the next two years, there were various studies and in 2007, work began.

In March 2007, a Private Public Partnership was proposed to rehabilitate the Eastern Railway from Accra to Ejisu and Kumasi, with an extension from Ejisu via Mampong, Nkoranza, Tamale, Bolgatanga and Paga, with a branch from Tamale to Yendi and Sheini. The extension starts at Kumasi and will cost $1.6b.

There was another proposal in September 2007 to extend the Western Railway from Awaso via Techiman, Bole, Sawla, Wa to Hamile.

In February 2008 the Ghana General News reported that the Ministry of Harbours and Railways and the Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) expected to complete a new commuter line linking Accra and Tema by June 2008. The formation was complete from Sakumono to the SSNIT flats near Tema. Diesel multiple-unit trainsets will be imported for use on the line. Construction of sleeper plant for the far north line was also initiated in 2008.

Aviation:

On July 4, 1958, the Ghanaian government established Ghana Airways to replace the former African Airways Corporation. By the mid-1990s, Ghana Airways operated international scheduled passenger and cargo service to numerous European, Middle Eastern, and African destinations, including London, Düsseldorf, Rome, Abidjan, Dakar, Lagos, Lomé, and Johannesburg. Ghana Airways ceased all operations and entered into liquidation in 2004.

In 2005, Ghana International Airlines (GIA) began operations as the new national airline of Ghana. GIA presently operates Boeing 757 aircraft and connects Kotoka International Airport in Accra with London Gatwick and Dusseldorf.

Ghana has twelve airports, six with hard surfaced runways. The most important are Kotoka International Airport at Accra and airports at Sekondi-Takoradi, Kumasi, and Tamale that serve domestic air traffic. In 1990, the government spent US$12 million to improve Accra's facilities. Workmen resurfaced the runway, upgraded the lighting system, and built a new freight terminal. Construction crews also extended and upgraded the terminal building at Kumasi. In early 1991, the government announced further plans to improve Accra's international airport. The main runway was upgraded, improvements were made in freight landing and infrastructure, and the terminal building and the airport's navigational aids were upgraded.

Airports - with paved runways

• total: 6
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
• 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

• total: 6
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 3
• under 914 m: 2

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