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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 NRCD 298 was repealed by the GHA Act 1997 (Act 540), which, however, continued the Authority in existence with responsibility for the administration, control, development, and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.

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).

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

1. Site Admin. "About GHA". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
2. "PWDs at toll booths cry over unpaid salaries". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
3. "Admin Department". Site Admin. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

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