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Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 2Structures commonly used in the corridor were kiosks with no mass concrete flooring (37.4%)and containers with mass concrete flooring (35.6%). Other existing temporary structures arekiosks, wooden shacks on concrete flooring and containers with no mass concrete flooring.Details of the various types of structures on either side of the road as per the four sections arealso provided in the Appendices.7.1.3 Size ClassificationThe identified structures were further classified based on their structure size. The sizes of thestructures in general reflect the kind of business/trading activity and the scale of the business.Table 7-5 below shows that the bulk of structures affected were smaller than a 20 footercontainer in size. This container is usually a disused shipping container that has been convertedfor use as a shop, storage or even dwelling place. There are basically two sizes of this containerthe 20ft X 10ft and the other is 40ft X 10ft. In recent times metal workers have begun to buildsome cabin like structures with metal sheeting that are also referred to as containers. Most ofthese are about 12ft X 10ft or less. For the purposes of this study, structures less than 20ft X10ft were classified as small and 73.7% of structures were in this category. Medium werestructures that were larger than 20ft X10ft but less than 40ft in length and large were 40ft X10ft and above.Majority of businesses operated from small structures and this is a clear indication that they arevulnerable..TABLE 7- 5- SIZE OF STRUCTURESSMALL MEDIUM LARGESECTION 1 - 12+500 - 14+145 154 39 12SECTION 2 - 8+600 - 12+500 596 181 49SECTION 3 - 6+000 - 7+500 145 45 12SECTION 4 - 7+500 - 8+600 244 102 13TOTAL 1,139 367 861,592Details of the size of structures on either side of the road as per the four sections are alsoprovided in the Appendices.7.1.4 Activity ClassificationStructures were further classified according to nature of use or business in terms of goods soldor services provided. Business names were also collated for identification purposes. Data onyears of operation were also obtained.59