The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) in collaboration with the Department of Urban Roads and the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit has conducted a post-commissioning inspection of the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange to ensure road safety.
The inspection was to see if there are some shortfalls on the design and bring to the attention of the engineers for solutions.
May Obiri Yeboah, the Executive Director of NRSC said the facility meets international standard and catered for the pedestrains and vehicle users and expect that road users use the provision design for them to facilitate the flow of traffic.
She said the Commission has identified some engineering and safety problems and will discussed the issue with the engineer of the project for amicable solution.
The Executive Director said the Commission would intensify traffic education to reduce the incidence of pedestrians being knocked down by vehicles.
Mrs Obiri-Yeboah asked parents to complement efforts of the Commission by educating their children on road safety at home and advised drivers not to speed more than 50 kilometres per hour in town to prevent accidents.
She said the ultimate goal of the NRSC was to make the county's road transport system the safest in Africa and advised drivers to be more cautious and observant so as to ensure the safety of pedestrians and hawkers by driving carefully.
He said they have found some few gaps, they are typical engineering and safety problems and will discussed it with the engineer for amicable solution.
Mrs Pat Onny, Principal Road Safety Engineer, Department of Urban Roads said there was the need for authorities to intensify the enforcement of road safety, and educate the drivers to know where to stop and where not to stop to help in the smooth flow of traffic.
ACP Anderson Fosu Ankaah, the Commanding Officer in charge of Accra Central Motor Transport and Traffic Unit said their outfit have observed that most of the road users have ignored the traffic light regulations on the new interchange while drivers have failed to use the road signs on the new interchange.
He said the situation calls for a concerted effort by stakeholders to educate the public on road safety especially on the new facility to avoid road accidents.
ACP Ankaah said excessive speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, over loading, wrong overtaking and careless driving and others were the major causes of road accidents in the country and it was necessary for all and sundry to be responsive and adhere to road safety regulations.
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