Category A project under consideration: Bolgatanga Road
Published 27 April 2021
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1. Name of project
Bolgatanga Road.
2. Description of project
The Project is the upgrade of the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom Road in the northern corridor of Ghana. The rehabilitation of the road is designed to help increase road safety, trade and stimulate economic and social development, and to further integrate the Upper East and the Northern regions of Ghana, as well as to potentially benefit the neighbouring countries.
The road is approximately 109km long, stretching from Bolgatanga through Bawku to Pulmakom. The Project will include:
- Rehabilitation of existing road
- Construction of an additional bypass at Bawku
- Construction of three new bridges parallel to the existing bridges nearby the towns of Bolgatanga, Tilli and Zebilla
The Project is contained within an existing Right-of-Way, with limited requirement for new land acquisition.
3. Location of project
Upper East Region, Ghana.
4. Source of environmental information
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been developed for the Project, complemented by a Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, Resettlement Policy Framework, Biodiversity Assessment, and a Climate Change Assessment.
Access the Project documents.
Additional environmental and social impact information for the project can be accessed via the listed contact.