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Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 2associated intense urban activity zones, average speeds can fall to less than 10kph (Jacobs2006). Choke points for the traffic on Lot 2 are at four intersections,Abeka-Lapaz, NyamekyeJunction, Awoshie Junction and Mallam Junction and these would be upgraded to ensure amore efficient traffic flow. Accident rates recorded on the TQM are also high and it isanticipated that the upgrading will reduce traffic fatalities.1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN• The overall goal of the RAP is to ensure that the TQM rehabilitation does not causemajor adverse impacts among the people affected. The specific objectives of the RAP forLot 1 are to provide the following:• Guidelines for all aspects of the required resettlement operation in sufficient detail thatproject officers can implement the program successfully, to avoid and reduceimpoverishment.• Outline the policies and guidelines of GoG and other implementing agencies that may beadopted to mitigate negative impacts on the people affected.• Document the minimization of resettlement through the project design and appropriatemethods for adequate compensations, restoration and improved economic livelihoodsas well as detailed relocation sites, plans and designs.• Document specific valuation and compensation strategies that will be adopted forresettling the affected people.• Assess the capabilities of the agencies responsible, to ensure effective operationsincluding monitoring and evaluation that will provide information on the progress of theprogram.• Identify avenues for public information dissemination, public consultation andparticipation of the people affected which are essential to the success of the projectdesign and implementation.1.5 SCOPE OF THE RAPThe scope of the RAP is detailed as follows:• A PAP Population Census and Socio-Economic Survey to identify affected persons andhow much they have been affected. These include households, businesses and lands; anestimated total of 5,055 PAPs, 6 parking areas for public transport, 2,062 structures and30 bare plots of land.• A PAP Asset Inventory and Valuation of housing, businesses and other infrastructure toassess and value property to be lost. Partial loss of property has also been taken intoaccount.7
Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 2• Resettlement Area Assessment: Identification of areas for relocation of affectedindividual residences, business owners and various categories of vendors (where theyare available) to recommend possible relocation or supplemental remedial measures.1.6 METHODOLOGY1.6.1 Studies Undertaken for RAPFor the assumptions underpinning this Resettlement Action Plan, several studies and activitieswere carried out which comprised of the following:• Assessment of project documents• Census and socio-economic survey• Institutional identification and capacity assessment of agencies• PAP asset inventory and valuation• Community physical infrastructure inventory• Investigation of Alternative Sites• Resettlement area assessment• Participatory program assessment• Primary data collection• Data collation and analysis1.6.2 Assessment of Project DocumentsA number of documents were obtained from various organizations including MiDA, and othergovernment agencies. These documents helped to set the project within the relevantbackground. They included the following:• Millennium Challenge Compact• MCC Guidance on the Implementation of Resettlement Activities• MCC Gender Policy• MCC Environmental Guidelines• Resettlement Policy Framework by Ministry of Transportation• The 1992 Constitution• State Lands Act (1962) Act 125• Administration of Lands Act (1962) Act 123• Public Conveyance Act (1965)• Lands Statutory Wayleaves Act (1963) Act 1861.6.3 Census and Socio-Economic SurveyA listing of all persons who own land, structures or live and work in the road corridor wasundertaken within the seventy-four (74), seventy-eight (78), eighty (80), eighty-two (82) meterROW for the intersections and ninety 90 meters for the interchange. In terms of project impact,these were the people likely to lose shelter, business premises and suffer other intangible8
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