MINISTRY OF ROADS & HIGHWAYS SECTOR MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (SMTDP): 2014-2017 DRAFT July, 2014 Road Sector SMTDP 2014-2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ...................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... ii List of figures .......................................................................................................................................... ii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ................................................................................................. iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................................... 3 1 PROFILE AND CURRENT SITUATION .....................................................................................................3 1.1 Background............................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Sector Governance ............................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Review of Sector Policy Objectives and performance as linked to GSGDA Thematic Areas . 4 1.4 Road Sector Profile ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Network coverage and condition .......................................................................................................................... 18 Institutional capacity .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Sector Financing ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Programmes with other Sectors ............................................................................................................................ 27 Pro-Poor programmes ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Cross Cutting Issues .................................................................................................................................................... 30 Sector Challenges/Issues .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Status of Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 Status of Key Development Projects .................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................................................... 38 2 Development Issues ................................................................................................................................. 38 2.1 Thematic Area 2: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana's Private Sector ................................. 38 2.2 Thematic Area 5: Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development .................................... 38 2.3 Thematic Area 6: Human Resource Development, Productivity and Employment .............. 39 2.4 Thematic Area 7: Transparent and Accountable Governance ........................................................ 40 CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................................. 45 3 Development Goals and Programmes ............................................................................................... 45 3.1 Development Priorities .................................................................................................................................. 45 3.2 SWOT of Development Programmes ........................................................................................................ 47 3.3 Development Projections 2014-2017 ...................................................................................................... 53 3.4 Sources of Funding ........................................................................................................................................... 57 3.5 Indicative Financial Cost ................................................................................................................................ 58 3.6 Controlling Expenditure ................................................................................................................................. 59 CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................................... 61 4 IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ............................................................................... 61 CHAPTER FIVE ...................................................................................................................................... 74 5 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan .......................................................................................................... 74 5.1 Review of the Monitoring and Evaluation System in the Road Transport sector .................. 74 5.2 Strengthening of the Current M&E System under the Sector Plan ............................................... 75 5.3 Monitoring indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 75 CHAPTER SIX ......................................................................................................................................... 79 6 COMMUNICATION STRATEGY ............................................................................................................... 79 Min of Roads and Highways MTDP 2014-2017.doc i 6.1 Media Strategy .................................................................................................................................................... 79 6.2 Facility Visits ....................................................................................................................................................... 80 6.3 Workshop/Seminars ....................................................................................................................................... 80 6.4 Feedback Mechanism ...................................................................................................................................... 80 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Linkages of Sector Objectives with GSGDA Thematic Areas ...................................................... 4 Table 1-2 Number and Category of Staff Trained in the Road Sector 2010-2013 ....................................... 8 Table 1-3 Annual Road Fund allocation for maintenace (GH¢M) ............................................................... 9 Table 1-4 Performance of Road Sector 2010-2013 ................................................................................ 10 Table 1-5 Road network size and condition 2010-2013 .......................................................................... 19 Table 1-6 Road Sector Personnel ......................................................................................................... 21 Table 1-7 Development Partner's Programmes in the Road Sector ......................................................... 22 Table 1-8 Budgetary Allocation and application of funds 2010-2013 (GH¢M) .......................................... 24 Table 1-9 Sector Challenges 2010-2013 ............................................................................................... 31 Table 1-10 Status of indicators 2010-2013 ........................................................................................... 34 Table 2-1 Sector issues and strategies ................................................................................................. 41 Table 3-1 SWOT of development programmes 2014-2017 ..................................................................... 48 Table 3-2 Projected Expenditure per Activity per Agency (GH'000) ......................................................... 55 Table 3-3 Projected Secured Funds (GH'000)........................................................................................ 57 Table 3-4 Total Projected Secured funds (GH'000) ................................................................................ 57 Table 3-5: Financial Outlay – Road Sector SMTDP 2014-2017 ................................................................ 58 Table 4-1 Programme of Activities for Road sector SMTDP 2014-2017 ................................................... 62 Table 5-1 Monitoring and Evaluation Matrix .......................................................................................... 77 List of figures Figure 1-1 total road network coverage ...............................................................................................