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The Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate promotes road safety through a structured programme it employs named the four Es. They are: [2] Enactment of laws and traffic regulations to govern road use in Ghana; Education for road users; Engineering the construction of feeder and urban roads, Zebra crossing and road signs
The function of the commission is important to all aspects of the Ghanaian economy. This is because road accidents are a national issue in Ghana. Statistics show that four people die daily on Ghanaian roads due to road accident. [3] Estimates show that Ghana loses over 230 million dollars yearly due to road accidents with more than 1600 deaths. [4]
The laws of Ghana permits individuals 18 years and older to drive. [2] [3] Ghanaians and residents of the country can apply for a 3-month learner's licence. [2] After the expiration of the learner's licence, a written exam is conducted of which the would-be driver must score 70% or more to pass.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 January 2025. Directionality of traffic flow by jurisdiction Countries by direction of road traffic, c. 2020 ⇅ Left-hand traffic ⇵ Right-hand traffic No data Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the ...
Trunk roads in Ghana are classified as N for National routes, R for Regional routes, and IR for Inter-Regional routes. Each road is given a number which is combined with the prefix, for example N1, R40 and IR11, although their informal or traditional names may still be used or heard occasionally: for instance the Accra - Kumasi Road (now part of the N6).
The Ghana Highway Authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367 km, which makes up 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km. [18] Trunk roads in Ghana are classified as National roads, Regional roads, and Inter-regional roads, all of which form the Ghana road network.
The two-letter region code is the combination of the first letter from the name of the region, and the letter 'R' which denotes region; however, four of the ten regions in Ghana: Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Upper East and Upper West do not have the letter 'R' as part of their region code. Below are the codes for the various regions in Ghana;
This is a list of notable road interchanges in Ghana by region. The Ako Adjei Interchange was the first interchange to be constructed in Ghana. It was completed in 1999 by the Rawlings government. [1] [2] The Pokuase Interchange is the largest in Ghana. [3] Other large interchanges include the Kwame Nkrumah and the Kasoa Interchange. [4]