Traders at East Legon-Spintex link tunnel given one-week evacuation ultimatum

Traders on the edges of the road leading to the tunnel that connects East Legon to the Spintex in Accra have been given a week to evacuate their wares to pave the way for expansion works on the tunnel to start.

The ultimatum, which took effect last Tuesday, applied to all businesses within both ends of the tunnel.

Those who are likely to be affected include flower and pots dealers, petty traders and a private construction company (name withheld).

The expansion work is expected to begin immediately after the one-week ultimatum during which the Ghana Highway Authority, the client of the project, believes the space will be available.

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, during a recent tour announced that another tunnel will be constructed to ease the vehicular traffic for motorists on that route.

According to him, a reasonable amount of money had been earmarked for the project to be executed in six months.

“Within the next six months, I have directed the team to create a second tunnel so that there will be continuous flow of traffic instead of the current alternating flow that we are experiencing. Once we have the two systems in place, this traffic that occur will be a thing of the past,” the Minister said.

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