Motorists travelling through parts of Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, will face temporary road closures and traffic diversions as police implement security and traffic measures around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
The restrictions are in connection with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference and elections scheduled to take place at the stadium.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command says the measures are intended to ensure public safety, protect delegates and manage traffic during the event.
Speaking to the media in Kumasi, Head of the Police Public Affairs Unit, Superintendent Godwin Ahianyo, outlined the affected roads and alternative routes for motorists.
The following roads will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic:
- Bridginia Traffic Lights to Carvery Methodist Church
- Unity Oil Fuel Station to T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School
- Is My Kitchen Restaurant to Bridginia Traffic Lights
Under the diversion arrangements, commercial vehicles coming from Amakom will proceed towards Asokwa, while vehicles from Asafo will be diverted at Bridginia Traffic Lights towards Asokwa or Amakom Traffic Lights.
Commercial vehicles travelling from LLL towards T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School will proceed straight to Amakom Traffic Lights.
Vehicles travelling from Kumasi City Mall towards Afful Nkwanta Junction will be diverted through Bulldog Restaurant, while traffic from Afful Nkwanta will proceed towards Kumasi City Mall.
The Police Command has also announced designated parking areas for delegates and party officials.
The VVIP Car Park will be reserved for former presidents and the NPP presidential candidate, while Members of Parliament, former MPs, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), and chief executive officers will use the Scoreboard Parking Area.
Regional delegates arriving by bus and national party executives will park at Heroes Park, while official police vehicles will be stationed at the Hockey Pitch.
Police say access to the designated areas will be restricted to duly accredited individuals and vehicles.
Motorists have been urged to display their accreditation prominently and comply with instructions from officers deployed to manage traffic.
Superintendent Ahianyo said the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) would be deployed to key locations to enforce the restrictions.
“Personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) will be stationed at strategic points to direct traffic and enforce the restrictions.”
He added that towing trucks would be deployed to deal with vehicles parked in unauthorised areas.
“Towing trucks will also be available to remove wrongly parked or abandoned vehicles to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) yard, with the cost charged to the owners.”
The Police have therefore advised motorists, delegates, party supporters and the general public to plan their journeys ahead of time, use alternative routes and avoid parking around the stadium.
They also warned that unauthorised access, illegal parking and obstruction of designated routes would not be tolerated.
The Command has apologised for any inconvenience the temporary measures may cause.
