Nungua-Barrier intersection poses danger to motorists




A FOUR-WAY intersection at Nungua Barrier in the Krowor District has become a high accident-prone spot for motorists.

This is as a result of the absence of traffic lights to regulate the movement of motorists on the busy junction that connects Nungua to areas such as Tema and Junction Mall, Spintex, Ashaiman and Adegono.

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Many motorists use this part of the Teshie-Nungua-Accra beach road stretch and, therefore, requires a great deal of caution for all road users.

When the Daily Graphic visited the scene, it found out that although there was no congestion at the time of the visit, drivers from all directions of the intersection continually jostled to find their way.

Impatience and recklessness on the part of drivers were common, as some drivers traded in insults to express their displeasure at one another.

To worsen the situation, sections of the road have been converted into loading points by some commercial drivers.

Petty traders have also invaded portions of the shoulders of the road. Although the traders seem to do brisk business, their location exposes them to danger.

Long overdue

In an interview, some motorists noted that the situation had persisted for more than a decade.

According to them, the frequent crashes at the spot as a result of recklessness on the part of motorists was enough grounds to suggest to authorities that the installation of traffic lights would provide a lasting solution for the problem.

“It is a very disturbing situation. I have been driving on this stretch for more than 10 years and the situation has remained the same. It gets very frightening when there are a lot of heavy trucks coming from Tema,” a commercial driver who identified himself only as Ato said.

A banker, Mr K. Asamoah, who said he used the stretch on the daily basis, lamented: “The police mostly come here in the evenings to assist. But that cannot solve the problem because vehicles are always passing, no matter the hour. I have had my bumper destroyed at this junction twice.”

MTTD responds

Responding to the issue, the Kpeshie Divisional Commander of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mrs Stella Ewool, stressed the need for the installation of traffic lights at the intersection to improve safety.

“We have recorded several accidents at that spot. The numbers have reduced this year because our men have been very active on the ground,” she said.

She was quick to add, however, that her outfit lacked adequate personnel to ensure continuous supervision at the intersection where one person died last year in a car crash.

Urban Roads

ASP Stella Ewool said her office had written to the Department of Urban Roads on several occasions for them to find a solution to the challenge but that had yielded no results.

Reacting to the claim, an official of the Ledzokuku-Krowor District office of the Department of Urban Roads, who spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated that there was a long-term plan to construct an interchange at the spot.

He, however, hinted that with approval from the Ministry of Roads and Highways, traffic lights would be installed as a stop-gap measure to address the situation in the short term.

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