ROADS WITHIN THE METROPOLIS TO BE BLOCKED (Centre Spread)

May 21, 2010
Story: Mary Mensah
A Number of roads within the Accra metropolis will be closed to the public from tomorrow Saturday May 21 to Tuesday 25, 2010, the National Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) has announced.
The roads are the 28th February Road from the headquarters of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) to the Castle Junction, the Osu Cemetery traffic light on the Lokko Street, from the Osu Cemetery on Starlets 95 Road to the Ministries traffic light.
Others are the Castle Road from the AU Circle to the Osu Cemetery traffic light, Liberation Road and the La Beach Road.
According to a statement issued by the MTTU of the Ghana Police Service in Accra yesterday, the closure was intended to ensure easy movement of African leaders and their delegations who were scheduled to visit the country to participate in the activities to commemorate the AU Day, which would also climax the Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Celebrations.
The statement, signed by the Commanding Officer of the MTTU, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Julius Avorga, said from May 25, 2010 from 0800 hours to 1200 hours the 28th February Road from the Multi Stores through old Parliament House traffic intersection to the CEPS headquarters traffic intersection would be closed to traffic and advised motorists intending to use that road during the period to select alternative routes.
The statement said some of the activities for the celebrations would be held at the Accra International Conference Centre, the State House, the Independence Square, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
It said many heads of state and other international dignitaries were expected in Ghana to take part in the activities lined up for the occasion.
The statement said traffic from the AU Circle towards the Castle Road through the Osu Cemetery intersection would be diverted onto the 2nd and 3rd Avenue roads to take a detour through the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) to link with the Abdul Nassar Road near the British High Commission.
The statement advised motorists from Osu to use the Sir Charles Quist/Kinbu roads. Similarly, it said, traffic flowing from the Lokko Street at Osu towards the Castle Road would be diverted onto the Starlets 95 Road.
It said traffic on the 28th February Road from Accra towards the Independence Square would be diverted onto the Liberia Road at the CEPS headquarters traffic intersection towards the National Theatre intersection.
The statement advised motorists to respect and give way to siren-sounding vehicles.
Meanwhile the statement said extra parking spaces had been arranged on the Supreme Court premises, the old Parliament House and the Cultural centre.