Drivers welcome Ghana Highway Authority’s move to demolish Tema motorway toll booths

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has expressed satisfaction with the Ghana Highway Authority’s (GHA) decision to demolish the abandoned toll booths on the Accra-Tema motorway.

The association had threatened to demolish the toll booths if the government failed to do so.

According to the drivers, the abandoned toll booths had become a death trap, claiming lives almost daily.

Following the calls from the drivers and other road users, GHA announced on Friday, September 8, that they had begun an exercise to remove destroyed toll booths from the motorway.

Director of Road Safety and Environment at the GHA, Joseph Atsu Amedzake, said the authority is embarking on the exercise to make the motorway safer.

The authority also plans to install solar streetlights on the motorway to enhance safety.

“What we want to do now is to clear all obstacles on the way of the original motorway. So now, we want to limit traffic flow to the original motorway section so that any obstacles, including the toll booths, in the way of the motorway road section are removed.”

Reacting to the development, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of C-DAG, David Agboado, commended the government for the move.

He, however, questioned why it took so long to start.

“We are happy we’re doing the right thing and the needful. Why should they wait till this long for this motorway to become a canker,” he said.