Some Major Roads Blocked to Traffic

Some major roads in Accra will be closed to traffic on Monday because of the swearing in of President John Dramani Mahama at the Independence Square in Accra on January 7, 2013.
They are the 28th February Road from the Headquarters of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to the Castle Junction; the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light-Lokko Street road, from the Osu Cemetery (Starlets 95 Road) to the Ministries Traffic Light and the Castle Road from the AU Circle to the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light.
A statement issued by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) said because of the closure, the road from the AU Circle towards the Castle Road through the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light would be diverted onto the 2nd and 3rd Avenue roads to take a detour through the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and link up with the Abdul Nasser Road near the British High Commission.
It said traffic emanating from the 28th February Road towards the Independence Square would be diverted onto the Liberia Road at the Headquarters of the Customs Division of the GRA towards the National Theatre Traffic Light Intersection.
The statement advised motorists from Osu to use the Sir Quist/Kinbu Road.
Similarly, traffic flowing from the Lokko Street towards the Castle Road would be diverted onto the Starlets 95 Road.
According to the Second-in-Command at the Nima MTTU, Chief Superintendent S. K. Tetteh, in a bid to minimise inconvenience to invited guests and members of the public attending the event, the following areas had been designated as car parks for various holders of invitation cards: the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) for yellow sticker holders who are mainly members of the Diplomatic Corps and foreign guests; the Forecourt of the State House for green sticker holders who are Members of Parliament (MPs), former ministers of state and former deputy ministers, while the Access Bank, formerly Intercontinental Bank, is strictly for red sticker or red invitation card holders only.
The Accra Sports Stadium car park is strictly for blue and green invitation card holders, while the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park is for black sticker holders.
The Independence Square car parks are for purple sticker holders only who are the VVIPs.
According to the statement, buses would be provided to shuttle all invited dignitaries from their designated car parks to the venue.
 No vehicle, apart from vehicles with purple stickers, will be allowed within the enclave of the Independence Square.
 No motorbike will be permitted into the enclave of the square.
The statement said police officers would be assigned to direct and assist motorists to the appropriate car parks and diverted roads, respectively.
It, therefore, advised motorists to avoid parking their vehicles within the perimeter of the Independence Arch and on the verges of the roads.