Ministry of Roads and Highways (Ghana)

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| formed = 1997

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| minister1_name = Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza

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| child1_agency = Ghana Highways Authority

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The Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH) is an agency of the Government of Ghana responsible for formulating policies, coordinating sector performance, monitoring and evaluating road infrastructure, development, financing, road construction and road maintenance in Ghana.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Ministry of Roads and Highways|url=http://www.mrt.gov.gh/|publisher=www.mrt.gov.gh|access-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031122/http://mrt.gov.gh/|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

Structure

MRH{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrh.gov.gh/|title=Ministry of Roads & Highway – Ministry of the Republic of Ghana|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-03}} is made up of 8 Directorates and 5 Units. In addition, the Ghana Road Fund Secretariat and the Koforidua Training Center (KTC) are under the Ministry. 2 Departments and 1 Authority under the Ministry.

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|+MRH STRUCTURE

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Administration

|Legal

|[http://laws.ghanalegal.com/acts/id/207/road-fund-act Ghana Road Fund] Secretariat

|Department of Feeder Roads

|Ghana Highway Authority

Policy & Planning

|Public Relations

|Koforidua Training Center (KTC)

|Department of Urban Roads

Public Private Partnerships

|Protocol

Human Resource Management and Development

|Client Service

Monitoring & Evaluation

|Internal Audit

Procurement

Finance

Research, Statistics & Information Management

The Department of Feeder Roads is responsible for the road construction and road maintenance of feeder roads in Ghana, and the Department of Urban Roads is responsible for the road construction and road maintenance of urban roads in Ghana. Ghana Highways Authority; in charge of the trunk roads in Ghana.

Department of Urban Roads
Department of Feeder Roads
Ghana Road Fund Secretariat; in charge of the management of the day-to-day activities of the Road Fund under the direction of the secretary of the Road Fund Board.

Vision

The vision of the Ministry of Roads and Highways is to provide and maintain an integrated, cost-effective, safe and sustainable road transport network responsive to the needs of users, supporting growth and poverty reduction.{{cite web|url=http://www.mrt.gov.gh/about-us.html|title=Vision of Ministry of Roads and Highways|publisher=Ministry of Roads and Highways|access-date=3 December 2014}}

Mission

The mission of the ministry is to formulate the requisite policies, monitor and evaluate programmes and projects to ensure the provision of affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable road transport network that will meet the economic, social and environmental needs as well as national and international standards.{{cite web|url=http://www.mrt.gov.gh/about-us.html|title=Mission|publisher=Ministry of Roads and Highways|access-date=3 December 2014}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721031122/http://mrt.gov.gh/ Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRT)]
[https://twitter.com/mrhgovgh twitter]
[https://youtube.com/channel/UCwWWvSmHg3ULoS_vlP5eJ3A YouTube]

Category:Road transport in Ghana

Roads and Highways