The Resident Engineer overseeing the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange Project, Owusu Sekyere Antwi, has revealed plans to install a protective fence around the roundabout leading to Kaneshie after the project’s completion.
This move aims to curb unauthorized activities such as hawking and other disruptions that could undermine the interchange’s intended purpose. The project, set to be inaugurated on Friday, November 29, was designed to ease the long-standing traffic congestion in the area.
In an interview with the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, November 28, Mr. Antwi emphasized the importance of maintaining order around the interchange to ensure it fulfills its goals.
He noted that preventive measures are essential, citing the challenges faced with hawker activities around the Flower Pot Interchange, which was inaugurated last week. To avoid similar issues, proactive steps are being taken, including the fencing.
Additionally, Mr. Antwi confirmed that plans are in place to restore the Obetsebi Lamptey statue, which was temporarily removed during construction.
“We are planning to fence the roundabout to prevent hawking around the area. Before the construction of the project, Obetsebi Lamptey’s statue was removed and we will be restoring it once the project is completed so that people who want to visit and read the history of the statue can do so. We will also construct walkways such that vehicles will not be able to climb them.”
The Resident Engineer further urged the travelling public to avoid using the Circle to Kaneshie to escape the heavy traffic situation on the stretch.
“The traffic situation around the construction area is not only today, it has been like that the whole of this week and it is because we are doing works on the roundabout and we have been doing some excavations, and that is why we have to block part of the road from Awudome towards the roundabout. So coming from Awudome, we will advise that you use behind the cemetery towards the TV Africa road.”
