The Better Accra Areaal Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, introduced plans to reactivate meeting job pressure to work 24 hours, imposing a “crimson line” system the place merchants aren’t allowed to cross.
In response to her, any dealer who cross into the street, has dedicated an offense and could be fined between GH¢1,500 to GH¢2,000.
“The Market leaders can even be held chargeable for making certain compliance with directives, the principle motive behind the train is to scale back congestion on the roads and enhance site visitors circulate,” she defined.
The minister was talking on Tuesday in the course of the decongestion organised by the Accra Metropolitan Meeting (AMA) and Korle Klottey Municipal Meeting to revive order and facilitate free motion on the roads.
The minister talked about that the purpose of the train was to carry Accra again to its regular form and guarantee a clean circulate of site visitors.
The Chief Government of AMA,
Mr Michael Kpakpo Allotey, assured that the assemblies would subsequent week begin “carnival-style” gross sales system the place merchants can promote their items on the road on particular days whereas the roads had been blocked.
“The AMA plans to dam particular roads on a rotational foundation, permitting merchants to promote their items whereas minimising disruptions to site visitors,” he assured.
Throughout the go to on Tuesday, The Ghanaian Occasions noticed that the principle avenue main from Circle by way of Adabraka to Accra was “empty.” On today, vehicles and pedestrians moved freely, getting to their locations on time.
In contrast to beforehand, the place the streets had been crammed with merchants and hawkers, and a easy drive to Accra Central Enterprise District (CBD) took hours to get there as a result of heavy site visitors on these streets.
A business driver, Mr Bismark Tetteh, expressed his satisfaction with Assemblies train to clear roads of merchants and hawkers.
He counseled the AMA for taking the daring steps to revive order on the roads by decreasing site visitors congestion, urging them to do extra to take care of the good points made.
The motive force additionally indicated that the train had considerably diminished the time spent on every street journey, making it simpler for commuters to get to their destinations.
BY CECILIA YADA LAGBA
