[ 2016-11-16 ]

Gridlock on Ring Road Central despite Circle Interchange
The Ring Road Central leading to the newly opened
Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange in Accra, reached
a total gridlock Tuesday, leaving commuters
frustrated for hours.

A traffic light installed at the Societe Generale
Bank inter-section and another one fixed at a
newly created U-Turn in front of the Paloma Hotel
are being blamed for the traffic congestion that
peaked during Tuesday’s rush hour.

The installation of the two traffic lights and the
creation of the U-Turn formed part of the
1.2-kilometre Nkrumah Circle Interchange project,
which was opened last Monday by President Mahama,
to ease vehicular traffic that characterised the
Ring Road Central area through the Nkrumah Circle
to the North Industrial Area.

Just a day after the inauguration, drivers and
commuters from the interchange towards the Ring
Road Central were locked up in a heavy traffic as
they spent about 20 minutes to cross that small
stretch which previously took less than five
minutes.

The traffic from the Nima Police Station area
towards the Interchange was worse even before rush
hour

The situation was no different for those who were
moving from the Arko Adjei Interchange area
towards the Nkrumah Circle Interchange.

The usual traffic on that stretch was heightened
Tuesday. By 1:30pm, even before the evening rush
hour, the vehicular traffic build up had started
from the Kanda Overpass through the Nima Police
Station to the Societe Generale Bank intersection.


According to some drivers, the timing of the
traffic lights, especially for those on the main
road, is short, thus compounding the problem.

Many users of that stretch of road who were
excited about the completion of the interchange
now fear the purpose of the Nkrumah Circle
Interchange could be defeated if immediate steps
are not taken by engineers to rectify the
situation.

Source - 3news.com

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