Ghana Highway Authority orders traders to leave East Legon tunnel

Europa 15:11 - 12 July 2017

Traders at East Legon tunnel ordered to leave

The move is to pave way for expansion works to begin on the tunnel.

Traders who have taken over the edges of the road leading to the tunnel that connects East Legon to the Spintex in Accra have been given up to July 15 to evacuate their wares or be forced out.

The affected persons include petty traders, flower and pots dealers, as well as, a construction company (name withheld).

The Ghana Highway Authority is expected to begin the expansion work right after the traders have moved.

Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Ministry of Roads and Highways announced during a recent tour that another tunnel would be constructed to ease the vehicular traffic for motorists on that route.

“Within the next six months, I have directed the team to create a second tunnel so that there will be continuous flow of traffic instead of the current alternating flow that we are experiencing.

Once we have the two systems in place, this traffic that occur will be a thing of the past,” the minister said.