Editing Transport in Ghana (section)

==Highways==
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[[Image:Nice bridge, close to Akosombo Dam.jpg|thumb|The [[Adome Bridge]] crosses the [[Volta River]].]]

Road transport is by far the dominant carrier of freight and passengers in Ghana's land transport system. It carries over 95% of all passenger and freight traffic and reaches most communities, and is classified under three categories of trunk roads, urban roads, and feeder roads.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mrt.gov.gh/pages.asp?page_Id=1&expandable=0 |title=Welcome to the Ministry of Roads and Highways - Ghana |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113014431/http://www.mrt.gov.gh/pages.asp?page_Id=1&expandable=0 |archive-date=2009-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Ghana Highway Authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367&nbsp;km, which makes up 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=28 |title=About GHA |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418040119/http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=28 |archive-date=2011-04-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Trunk roads in Ghana are classified as National roads, Regional roads, and Inter-regional roads, all of which form the [[Ghana road network]].  National roads, designated with the letter '''N''', link all the major population centers in Ghana.  Regional roads, designated with the letter '''R''', are a mix of primary and secondary routes, which serve as feeder roads to National roads; while Inter-Regional roads, designated with the prefix '''IR''', connect major settlements across regional borders.

With respect to this mode of transport, many people prefer to use the public means. Many of the town and cities in the country can be reached by the use of urban buses known as "trotro" or taxis. For inter-regional transport bigger buses are normally used.

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The Ghana road network is 64,323&nbsp;km and [[road transportation]] is the most dominant choice of transportation in Ghana.<ref name="Commerce Ghana Adequate Transportation">{{cite web |website=commerceghana.com|url = http://www.commerceghana.com/why-invest-in-ghana/transportation-in-ghana|title= Commerce Ghana Adequate Transportation|access-date = 5 June 2013}}</ref> Road transport infrastructure in Ghana can be used throughout to facilitate the exchange of commodities and enable regular school attendance and fast access to health facilities in Ghana.<ref name="Commerce Ghana Adequate Transportation"/> There has been an increased investment and expansion in the road transportation of Ghana, [[Ghana cedi|GH₵]]1 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]500&nbsp;million) in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |work= chinadaily.com.cn |publisher= [[China Daily]] |url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2012-12/05/content_15986854.htm|title= $500m of Chinese loan used on roads in Ghana, says minister |date=5 December 2012 |access-date = 5 June 2013}}</ref>

There is a Ghanaian [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]], known as [[Metro mass Transit L.T.D]], and a [[Taxicab]] system connecting the Ghanaian big cities among themselves, and a [[Minibus]]es system, known as [[Tro tro|Tro Tros]], connecting big cities with the country's [[rural area]]s and small towns.<ref name="Commerce Ghana Adequate Transportation"/> The [[Ghana Police Service]]'s [[Motor Transport and Traffic Unit]] (MTTU) and the [[Ghana Highways Authority]] is responsible for the maintenance of the [[Road traffic control|Road Traffic Control]] of Ghana and the [[Ghana Road Network]] (Ghana national [[highway]]s and [[motorway]]s).<ref>{{cite web |work= ghanapolice.info |url = http://www.ghanapolice.info/mttu/mttu.htm |title=About MTTU|access-date = 5 June 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Bus Rapid Transit, Tamale.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] bus rapid transit system]]

===International highways===
The [[Trans–West African Coastal Highway]], part of the [[Trans-African Highway network]] crosses Ghana along the '''N1''', connecting it to [[Abidjan]] ([[Ivory Coast]]), [[Lomé]] ([[Togo]]) and to [[Benin]] and [[Nigeria]]. Eventually the highway will connect to another seven [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) nations to the west. The '''N2''', which connects [[Tema]] in the Greater Accra Region to Kulungugu in the Upper East Region; the '''N10''', which connects [[Yamoransa]] in the Central Region to Paga in the Upper East Region; and the '''N12''', which connects [[Elubo]] in the Western Region to [[Hamile]] in the Upper West Region;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=40 |title=Road Network &#124; Greater Accra Region |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418035754/http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=40 |archive-date=2011-04-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> all connect Ghana to landlocked [[Burkina Faso]], where it joins another highway in the Trans-African network, the [[Trans-Sahelian Highway]].