Ghana : building a stronger transportation system
Reja, Binyam
The note reviews three successive transport projects in Ghana (First and Second Transport Rehabilitation, and National Feeder Roads Rehabilitation Projects), which contributed to the success of the country's economic recovery program. By removing physical transport constraints, the projects reduced transport costs, stimulated exports, and improved the mobility of passengers, and goods. As a result, the rural population gained better access to markets, and socioeconomic activities, and, agricultural production and marketing increased, and became more diversified, while an increase in commercial transport along improved feeder roads, also made the rural population more mobile. The note further highlights the challenges ahead, stipulating that sustainability depends on favorable public opinion, a healthy macroeconomic environment, and ad hoc measures to ensure road maintenance during macroeconomic shocks. And, if Ghana is to have truly commercialized roads in a decentralized market economy, resource generation needs to be aligned with resource allocation.
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