NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY REPUBLIC OF GHANA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MINISTRY OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY OF AVIATION ACCRA, GHANA AUGUST 2020 Page 1 of 139 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AfDB African Development Bank ATK Aviation Turbine Kerosine ATOL Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing BRT Bus Rapid Transit CPESD Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies CSOs Civil Society Organisations DFR Department of Feeder Roads DPCU District Planning Coordination Unit DUR Department of Urban Roads DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority ECOWAS Economic Community Of West African States GACL Ghana Airports Company Ltd GCAA Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Green House Gas GMA Ghana Maritime Authority GPHA Ghana Ports and Habours Authority GPRSII Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy GSGDAII Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda GTA Global Training Aviation HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HR Human Resource HRD Human Resource Development ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICDs Inner Container Depots ICT Information and Communication Technology IGF Internally Generated Fund ISTS Institutional Study of the Transport Sector ITP Integrated Transport Plan KIA Kotoka International Airport M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDBS Multi Donor Budget Support MIS Middle Income Status MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NADMO National Disaster Management Organisation NDPC National Development Planning Commission NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations NMT Non-Motorized Transport NMTP National Multi-Modal Transport Plan Page 2 of 139 NRSC National Road Safety Commission NTMP New Transport Master Plan NTP National Transport Policy (2008) NTR Non-Tax Revenue PFM Public Financial Management PPP Public-Private Partnership PWDs Persons with Disabilities R&D Research and Development RCCs Regional Coordinating Councils RPCU Regional Planning Coordination Unit RSDP Road Sector Development Plan SAATM Single African Air Transport Market SDG Sustainable Development Goals SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SOE State Owned Enterprise SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea STI Science, Technology and Innovation SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ToR Terms of Reference VLTC Volta Lake Transport Company VRA Volta River Authority Page 3 of 139 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................... 2 1 Chapter 1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ..................... 7 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1The importance of Transport to national development ..................................................................... 7 1.1.2 Looking to the Future ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.3 The role of a Transport Policy ....................................................................................................... 10 1.1.4 The Consultation Process ............................................................................................................... 10 1.2 The Strategic Context in which this Transport Policy has been developed ...................................... 12 1.3 Expectations and commitments for the Transport Sector ................................................................. 15 2 CHAPTER 2 – POLICY PRINCIPLES ................................................................................ 18 2.1 The Role of Government, Civil Society and the Private Sector ....................................................... 18 The Role of Government, Civil Society and the Private Sector is dynamic ........................................... 18 2.1.1 The Role of Government................................................................................................................ 18 2.1.2 The Role of the Private Sector ....................................................................................................... 19 2.1.3The Role of Civil Society................................................................................................................ 20 2.2 Integrated Policy, Governance and Institutional Frameworks .......................................................... 20 2.3 Principles of Financing ..................................................................................................................... 22 2.4 Principles of Regulation .................................................................................................................... 23 2.5 Principles of Performance Management ........................................................................................... 24 3 CHAPTER 3: OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORT SECTOR .................................................... 26 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 Civil Aviation.................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3 Maritime and Inland Water Transport .............................................................................................. 27 Sea Ports Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................... 28 Ship Turn-Around Time (Compared for the Ports of Tema and Takoradi) ............................................ 29 3.4 Railway ............................................................................................................................................. 31 3.5 Roads ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Classification System of Ghana’s Road Network ................................................................................... 33 Road Network and Current Condition .................................................................................................... 34 National Vehicle Fleet and Operational Issues ....................................................................................... 34 Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.6 Pipeline ............................................................................................................................................. 36 3.7 Non-Motorized Transport ................................................................................................................. 36 Page 4 of 139 3.8 Inter-modalism .................................................................................................................................. 37 4 CHAPTER 4 – TRANSPORT POLICY ............................................................................... 38 4.1 Transport Sector Vision and Mission ................................................................................................ 38 4.2 Transport Sector Goals ..................................................................................................................... 38 4.2.1 Create an accessible, affordable, reliable, safe and secure transport system for all users .... 40 4.2.1 TRANSPORT SECTOR THEME 1 .............................................................................................. 40 4.2.1 Policy goal: .......................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.1.1 Policy objective:................................................................................................................ 41 4.2.1.2 Policy objective:................................................................................................................ 42 4.2.1.3 Policy objective ........................................................................................................................... 42 4.2.1.4 Policy objective ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.1.5 Policy objective:................................................................................................................ 44 4.2.1.6 Policy objective ........................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.1.7 Policy objective ........................................................................................................................... 45 4.2.1.8 Policy objective:................................................................................................................ 45 4.2.2 TRANSPORT SECTOR THEME 2 .............................................................................................. 45 4.2.2 Policy Goal: ......................................................................................................................... 46 4.2.2.1 Policy objective:................................................................................................................ 46 4.2.2.2 Policy objective:...............................................................................................................