Today. I had no intention of writing a post about congestion in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, I had to do it. Why? Because it is one of the major social, infrastructural and planning problems that I have personally encountered in Accra.
Congestion
For over 120 years, successive governments have constructed hundreds of roads in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to ease the flow of traffic. But, that seems as a race against time, as Accra roads get more and more choked with automobile and human traffic. So, what keeps causing the traffic jams? This news feature explores Accra’s current traffic situation and causes of the persistent go-slows’ and bumper-to-bumper jams. Adom Kaseɛ‘s junketing reporter Prince Owusu Asiedu and his crew drove through some streets of Accra and such neighboring towns as Kasoa; and, the impact of traffic jams on motorists, passengers and other road users was serious. www.adomonline.com
People
If you are traveling to Accra, you can expect the harsh reality of congestion. Personally, I don’t think Accra is properly planned. The capital of Ghana is not built to handle the traffic and fast migration of people. The article above from www.adomonline.com can give you more details.