ACCRA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank Group has approved a 150 million US Dollars credit facility for the improvement of road networks in the Northern Region of Ghana, a release received here late Wednesday said.
The International Development Association (IDA) facility will help improve regional connectivity in the Northern Region involving rehabilitation of road links from Tamale to Yendi and Tatale, about 650 km north of the capital on the Eastern border with Togo, and about 200km of feeder roads to link agricultural value chains to provide access to markets and support agribusiness, said the release.
The World Bank envisages that the project will reduce travel time on selected parts of the classified road network in Northern Ghana; promote road safety; and strengthen the institutional management of the transport sector.
A 2014 Household Survey of the country rated the northern area as being consistently poorer than the rest of the country. It derives most of its income from agriculture through a mix of irrigation along the major rivers and dry land farming.
The current state of the road infrastructure is a key contributor to low income growth and poor access to services and growth opportunities, observed the World Bank.
