The Ministry of Roads and Highways has assured commuters that traffic congestion around the Flower Pot Flyover will ease by Friday, November 15.
In an interview with Caleb Kudah on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, November 14, Ahmed Nasir Yartey, the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed that efforts to reduce the traffic bottlenecks are in full swing.
He noted that both the government and the contractor are collaborating to expedite the process, with significant improvements expected by Monday, November 18.
Mr. Yartey added that while the contractor is working diligently around the clock to push the project forward, some tasks, such as asphalt application, cannot be completed during nighttime hours.
“We would like to appeal to the general public to bear with us, especially with the Flower Pot Flyover, hopefully by close of day tomorrow [Friday, November 14] we should be seeing some ease in the traffic [situation] and by Monday, I am sure the traffic situation there will be extremely better
“Although the contractors are working day and night, you cannot do some of the job, especially the asphaltic finishing. We cannot do it at night, you need to do it during the day so that you can assess the work that is ongoing and so the work that we can do at night is done at night and the one that cannot be done at night is done during the day.
The Ministry also issued a general appeal to commuters, asking for their patience and understanding throughout this process.
Mr. Yartey urged motorists to avoid the Flower Pot Flyover area if their route allows, as the lack of viable diversions in the area limits alternative routes for drivers.
“The most important thing is for us to appeal to road users to bear with us because unfortunately, we don’t have many options for diversions, and the general appeal will be that if you don’t have a direct need to use that route if you can avoid it as much as possible, you avoid it totally.”
His remarks follow concerns raised by commuters about the traffic situation along the route. Some road users told Citi FM that they ended up spending over two hours in traffic on that stretch.
