Street hawkers selling food along the areas surrounding the Flower Pot flyover have expressed their frustration over the negative impact the road construction has had on their businesses.
The Flower Pot interchange was built to link the northern and southern parts of the Accra-Tema Motorway, offering significant benefits to commuters in areas like Cantonments, Burma Camp, East Legon, Spintex, and Tema, while helping to reduce traffic congestion.
Despite the relief the interchange has brought to commuters, the construction has led to a decline in the patronage of goods of hawkers on the stretch.
Speaking exclusively to , the street hawkers noted that their sales have now significantly dropped due to the smooth flow of traffic. "Right now there is no traffic but we the hawkers along the stretch have been negatively impacted in terms of our business.