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, including the rural poor.

National targets for growth and poverty reduction also rely heavily on an effective transportation system. Citizens rely on transport to get food and fuel into their communities and to get to markets, jobs, schools, and health clinics. Farmers rely on transport to get their products to urban markets. Mines and manufacturers rely on transport to get their products to markets and ports. The inability to access jobs and services because transportation is denied or too expensive, are important elements of social exclusion which define poverty.

Transport Sector Vision and Mission

The Vision:

An integrated, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transportation system responsive to the needs of society, supporting growth and poverty reduction and capable of establishing and maintaining Ghana as a transportation hub of West Africa.

Provide leadership and an enabling environment for the development and maintenance of Ghana’s transportation system through effective policy formulation, market regulation, asset management and service provision.

In this regard the ministry which has the oversight responsibility over the country’s road transport sector has a demanding agenda as set out by Government for Transport in Ghana.

Transport Sector Goals

To provide a focus for Transport Sector policy makers and practitioners, the sectors policies have been arranged under seven Transport Sector Goals which reflect the long-term objectives for the Transport Sector as follows:

1. Establish Ghana as a Transportation Hub for the West African Sub-Region.
2. Create an accessible, affordable, reliable, effective and efficient transport system that meets user needs
3. Integrate Land Use; Transport Planning, Development Planning, and Service Provision.
4. Create a vibrant investment and performance-based management environment that maximizes benefits for public and private sector investors
5. Develop and implement comprehensive and integrated Policy, Governance and Institutional Frameworks
6. Ensure Sustainable Development in the Transport Sector
7. Develop adequate Human Resources and apply New Technology