URBAN TRANSPORT

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The main objective of the project is to increase the quality and efficiency of urban transport services, make their delivery more equitable, and to sustain the improved levels of service. The project will strive to achieve this by rehabilitating roads and transport facilities, improving access to low income areas, and building capacity in the institutions responsible for the policy development and planning of urban transport and the maintenance of its related infrastructure. There are five main components: (a) road rehabilitation in Accra and Sekondi/Takoradi; (b) traffic management improvements; (c) lorry park and bus terminal rehabilitation; (d) construction of non-motorized transport facilities and access roads to low-income areas; and (e) technical assistance to central and local government agencies for policy development, project preparation and implementation, and institutional development. The road rehabilitation works will focus on Accra and Sekondi/Takoradi, where the problems are most acute, while the traffic management and public transport terminal improvements will be carried out in all five cities. The policy and institutional aspects will benefit the whole country.