Before the end of this year, the final transport master plan (TMP) is due to be presented to Ghana’s ministry of transport for implementation. The plan seeks to “bring together all modes of transport … not only by road” and “reduce traffic congestion and logistic costs” over the next 20 years. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The government’s traffic master plan aims to ‘reduce traffic congestion and logistic costs’ over the next 20 years. Photograph: Brennan WeissArthur says the new TMP is “very fanciful” on paper, but also too limiting geographically – excluding regions beyond Greater Accra from which much of the traffic originates. This was when the privately run buses appeared to fill the gap: the tro tro, a significant contributor to congestion, has been the most common mode of mass transportation ever since.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2016 06:56 UTC