A drive on the Kanda Highway - Photos
The Kanda Highway is one of the major and busiest highways in the capital city. It is about 0.06 kilometres and stretches from the Gold House all the way towards the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
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Before the construction of the George Walker Bush Highway, popularly known as the N1, it was one of the ceremonial routes that our leaders loved to have a ride through with visiting Heads of States of other countries and other important dignitaries.
Today, with lots of human activities on the highway, it is gradually losing its beautiful scenery. It is a common sight to see some ruminant animals cross the road without any caretaker.
Interestingly, pedestrians hardly use the zebra crossing but prefer to cross the road when the lights are green and drivers are speeding.
Empty cans and gallons piled up by the road.
The walkways are now used for trading purposes. You find people selling fruits, vegetables, confectionaries, clothes and food on the walkways.
Aside from the business ventures on the walkways, you mostly find others busily cooking or drying their clothes and food items on the concreted walkway.
People who repair and sell motorbikes and bicycles have equally taken part of the main road and they go about their business without any fear of being knocked down by moving cars; while those who are building within the neighbourhood leave heaps of sand and gravels on parts of the road, creating an obstruction to road users.
We bring you some of the unpleasant scenes you find when you drive through the Kanda Highway at any time of the day.
A portion of the road being used to dry plantain peels.
The drainage is choked with rubbish.
Heaps of garbage is a common sight on the highway.
Cattle are reared and sold there.
A heap of sand on a portion of the main road.
Animal skin being dried on the balustrade.
Garbage left unattended to.
Part of the walkway gradually becoming a dump site.
For some, part of the highway is their shelter.
Motorbike repairers use portions of the road for their trade while others cover and park their cars by the roadside despite the numerous signs of ‘no parking’.