Ghana Urban Transport
Project Summary
The project objective is to enhance mobility and affordability of bus transport services in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. The project would focus on: (a) strengthening policy, institutional, and regulatory framework for managing, coordinating, planning and monitoring urban transport services in GAMA; (b) facilitating person movement on major corridors through a combination of traffic management and implementation of bus rapid transport (BRT) system; and (c) monitoring and evaluation of local and global environmental benefits.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 2596 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | The World Bank |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Road Transport, Government of Ghana |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 3 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2006 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 7,000,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 83,000,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 661,500 USD |
| Total Cost | 90,350,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
06 Oct 2004
Preparation Grant Approved
11 Jan 2005
Concept Approved
01 May 2006
Project Approved for Implementation
14 May 2007
Project closed
10 Jun 2016
