Commuters who use the Kwame Nkrumah Circle-Kaneshie route in Accra are grappling with extreme traffic congestion as work on the second phase of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange project intensifies.
The congestion spills over onto the Feo Oyeo road, passing in front of the New Times Corporation, Fan Milk, and Television Africa, as drivers desperately seek alternative routes due to the closure of the stretch in front of Awudome Cemetery.
Some commuters, unable to endure the gridlock, resort to completing their journey on foot, while commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders meander through the gridlock and take over the pedestrian walkways.
Although traffic jams are characteristic of Accra, the situation has worsened over the last week, causing significant discomfort to commuters who have no alternative routes to their workplaces and homes.