The R40 Regional Highway is a highway that begins at
Adenta
Adenta is a small town and is the capital of Adenta Municipal district, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. in the
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...
and runs through
Dodowa
Dodowa is a town located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, it is the district capital of Dangme West district, now Shai Osudoku District.
The city is 39 km from the capital city, Accra. The notable tourist site found there is the Dodowa ...
and
Somanya
Somanya is a town and the capital of Yilo Krobo District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Somanya has a 2013 settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the di ...
to
Kpong
Kpong is a town in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana and particularly noted for the Kpong Dam
The Kpong Dam, also known as the Akuse Dam, is a hydroelectric power generating dam on the lower Volta River near Akuse
i ...
in the
Eastern Region. It is also known as the Accra - Dodowa Road.
Route
The highway spans two regions, Greater Accra and Eastern. It is described as the Adenta Trom Road.
Greater Accra Region
The R40 begins in Adenta where it branches off the
N4 as the Accra-Dodowa Road. This is the Adenta-Trom section. It heads through Frafraha, through Ashiyie to Amrahia where a toll booth is located.
It then continues through Oyibi and Bawaleshi to Dodowa where the
R13 (Afienya-Dodowa Road section) branches off the R40 to the east.
Both regions
After Dodowa, it courses through the Eastern Region to Ayikuma, just over the border then back into Greater Accra. It then goes to Amanfro before leaving the region once more.
Eastern Region
The road continues through Agomeda, Ogome, Somanya and
Odumase Krobo
Krobo Odumase is a town and capital of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School was formerly located here.
Prominent sites
The town is a proposed site for the construction of ...
to Kpong where it ends by meeting the
N2.
See also
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Ghana Road Network
Roads in Ghana form a network of varied quality and capacity. Responsibility for the road network differs between trunk and non-trunk routes. Trunk roads, which are the most important roads, are administered by the Ghana Highway Authority, which ...
References
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