‘Operation let traffic flow’ takes off in Accra
A number of policemen and officials of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) were yesterday deployed at strategic locations in the national capital to ensure traffic flow in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
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Under an exercise code-named “Operation let traffic flow”, the personnel worked on some key streets including the Winneba-Mallam Junction road, Nsawam-Ofankor road, Madina-Adentan, Tetteh Quarshie-Spintex-Accra Polo Court, Danquah Circle and El Wak road.
At Kaneshie
As early as 7 a.m the Metropolitan Chief Executive of AMA, Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, led a team of task force and some personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the Motor Traffic and Transport Authority (MTTA) to direct drivers on the Kaneshie highway.
Bollards and reflective signs had been put in place to create a two-way lane for vehicles plying the Kaneshie-Accra and the Kaneshie-Circle roads.
Drivers who wished to offload and load passengers at the Kaneshie bus stop used the outer lane for that purpose, while others kept to the middle lane.
Traders at the Kaneshie-Accra bus stop were evicted to create free space for passengers and vehicles.
The one-way lane plan at North Kaneshie was also in operation.
Some drivers who spoke to the Daily Graphic lauded the AMA for the initiative.
Central Business District
Personnel of the MTTA and the police service were spotted at every junction at the central business district providing the needed services to commuters.
Ms Ruth Mensah, a trader, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, indicated that the task force had driven them out of the street earlier in the morning, but they had returned to sell their goods, since they had nowhere else to sell.
AMA boss on the exercise
Dr Oko Vanderpuije said the exercise was successful.
He admitted that the exercise encountered some challenges but he was optimistic that it would be solved in subsequent days.
“The challenges were expected,” he said, adding that traffic situation on the Kaneshie highway was better yesterday than it was before.
Dr Vanderpuije indicated that the public had appreciated the exercise and his outfit would work to improve the traffic congestion in the city.
He called on the public to cooperate to make the exercise a success.