About Us
Background
The Ministry of Transport was established in January, 2009 by re-aligning the functions of the erstwhile Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services.
Goals
- Establish Ghana as a Transportation Hub for the West African Sub-region;
- Create an accessible, affordable, reliable, effective and efficient transport system that meets user needs;
- Integrate land use, transport planning, development planning and service provision;
- Create a vibrant investment and performance based management environment that maximizes benefit for public and private sector investors;
- Develop and implement comprehensive and integrated Policy,
- Governance and institutional frameworks;
- Ensure sustainable development in the Transport Sector
- Develop adequate Human Resources and apply new technology.
Policies
- To ensure safe, secure, efficient, reliable, effective and accessible transport system with the provision, expansion and maintenance of transport infrastructure and services to make Ghana a transportation hub in the sub-region.
- To develop a multi-disciplinary human-resource base and the use of new technology that will strengthen the institutional capacity to facilitate the implementation of the transport sector programmes and projects.
- To review, develop and strengthen the appropriate legal, environmental and regulatory framework that will ensure an efficient transport system.
- To promote a sustainable legal and regulatory framework that will encourage and promote Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the provision of transport infrastructure and services.
Core Functions
The Ministry's Core functions are:
- Transport sector policy formulation and co-ordination
- Sector governance (policy, finance, regulations, capacity building)
- Oversight responsibility for sector agencies
- Sector performance management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
- Sector development, promotion and enabling measures including research and public information
- Co-ordinating and integrating sector plans and strategies, including integration with other sector ministries
- To train and develop the needed manpower for the maritime industry (RMU)
- Undertake nation-wide planning, development and implementation of data led road safety programmes and activities. (NRSC)
- Co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate road safety activities, programmes and strategies. (NRSC)
- Regulate and grant licenses for railway operations and railway services. (GRDA)
- Promote the development and maintenance of rail infrastructure and rail services. (GRDA)
- Set safety and security standards for the construction, operations of railways and ensure enforcement (GRDA)
- Establish standards and methods for the training and testing of driver instructors and drivers of motor vehicles, riders of motor cycles and vehicle examiners.(DVLA)
- Issue driving license, inspect, test and register motor vehicles. (DVLA)
- To train and provide skilled artisans for the automobile and allied trades industries, commercial and private transport drivers (GTTC).
- Planning, developing, managing and maintenance of airports and aerodromes. (GACL)
- Operate lake transportation services for passengers and cargo on the Volta lake (VLTC)
- Regulate, monitor and co-ordinate activities relating to safety and security of the marine and inland waterways in Ghana.(GMA)
- Protect and promote the interests of shippers in relation to port, ship and inland transport.(GSA)
- Plan, build, operate and manage all Ports and Harbours in Ghana.(GPHA)
- Provide both public inter-city and intra-city road transport services as well as urban-rural services.(MMT)
- Provide inter-city road transport services within the country as well as some international road transport services to Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote D'Ivoire.(ISTC)
- Regulate the air transport industry in Ghana and provide air navigation services within the Accra Flight Information Region (GCAA).