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=== Gauge conversion ===
Korean engineers studying the building of new lines in February 2007 were also to consider conversion to [[standard gauge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yinggelken.blogspot.com/2007/02/korean-rail-engineers-head-to-ghana.html|title=Blogger|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/200708/7194.asp|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070701221114/http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/200708/7194.asp|
==Highways==
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[[Image:Nice bridge, close to Akosombo Dam.jpg|thumb|The [[Adome Bridge]] crosses the [[Volta River]].]]
Road transport is by far the dominant carrier of freight and passengers in Ghana's land transport system. It carries over 95% of all passenger and freight traffic and reaches most communities, and is classified under three categories of trunk roads, urban roads, and feeder roads.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mrt.gov.gh/pages.asp?page_Id=1&expandable=0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113014431/http://www.mrt.gov.gh/pages.asp?page_Id=1&expandable=0 |archive-date=2009-11-13 |
Trunk roads in Ghana are classified as National roads, Regional roads, and Inter-regional roads, all of which form the [[Ghana road network]]. National roads, designated with the letter '''N''', link all the major population centers in Ghana. Regional roads, designated with the letter '''R''', are a mix of primary and secondary routes, which serve as feeder roads to National roads; while Inter-Regional roads, designated with the prefix '''IR''', connect major settlements across regional borders.
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===International highways===
The [[Trans–West African Coastal Highway]], part of the [[Trans-African Highway network]] crosses Ghana along the '''N1''', connecting it to [[Abidjan]], ([[Ivory Coast]]), [[Lomé]], ([[Togo]]) and to [[Benin]] and [[Nigeria]]. Eventually the highway will connect to another seven [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) nations to the west. The '''N2''', which connects Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Kulungugu in the Upper East Region; the '''N10''', which connects Yamoransa in the Central Region to Paga in the Upper East Region; and the '''N12''', which connects Elubo in the Western Region to Hamile in the Upper West Region;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=40 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418035754/http://www.highways.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=40 |archive-date=2011-04-18 |
== Ferries and waterways ==
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[[File:Ghana Airways DC-10-30 9G-ANE JFK 2004-4-10.png|thumb|<center>[[DC-10]] of the [[Ghana Airways]]</center>]]
The first Ghanaian [[flag carrier]] was the [[Ghana Airways]] which commenced operations in 1958; then ceased operations in 2005 and was succeeded by the Ghana International Airlines in 2005. Ghana has a vibrant airline industry and there are five main [[airport]]s in Ghana: Kotoka International Airport in Greater Accra, Kumasi Airport in Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi Airport in Western Ghana, Sunyani Airport in Sunyani, and Tamale Airport in Tamale. In addition, Ghana has a total of 8 [[airports]], of which the most transited is the Kotoka International Airport located in Accra, with a transit in 2009 of 1.2 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |work = Ghana Airports |url = http://www.ghanaairports.com.gh/statistics.html |title = Kotoka International Airport - Flight Statistics |accessdate = 5 June 2013 |
In 2005, [[Ghana International Airlines]] (GIA) began services as the new national airline of Ghana. GIA operated [[Boeing 757]] and [[Boeing 767]] aircraft under [[wet lease]] arrangements with other airlines, and connected [[Kotoka International Airport]] in Accra with [[London Gatwick]] and [[Düsseldorf]]. After several years GIA also ceased operations. After the cessation of operations of [[Ghana International Airlines]] in 2010, major airlines of Ghana are [[Africa World Airlines]], [[Antrak Air]], [[CTK – CiTylinK]] and [[Starbow Airlines]] which fly to [[Domestic flight|domestic destinations]] in Ghana, around the world and to main flight points of the Africa continent. There are also some commercial airlines running domestic flights between the major cities in Ghana.<ref>{{cite web |work= Aero Transport Data Bank |url = http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?q=Ghana+International+Airlines |title = Ghana International Airlines |accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work = Antrak Air|url = http://www.antrakair.com/aboutantrakair.aspx|title = Company Profile|accessdate = 5 June 2013|
Between 2009 and 2013, the number of air passengers in Ghana more than quadrupled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.PSGR|title=Air transport, passengers carried - Data|publisher=}}</ref>
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