Kaneshie footbridge now a death trap


Kaneshie footbridge now a death trap


THE KANESHIE footbridge is gradually warming itself to become a death trap and threat users as some part of it has spotted developing cracks that would soon put a burden on the nation if attention is not drawn to it.


The IREPORTER findings can reveal that this situation is escalating as a result of the pressure that has been piled on the bridge by street hawkers who have outnumbered themselves and made it a wont to always sit there and sell their wares.


What is worrying is that, these hawkers stay on the bridge supposed to be used in easing pedestrians’ access to cross the major roads and this attitude despite the Accra Metropolitan Assembly attempt to prevent them from selling on such places has proved futile.


I took a stroll in the city specifically, Kaneshie and it was amazing, and there were human traffic over the footbridges as a result of hawkers selling their goods on the footbridges impeding the movement of pedestrian on it.


The situation was not different at Circle footbridge where hawkers have engulfed the whole footbridge narrowing the path for pedestrian. With the pressure on the bridge there was a silent and unnoticeable shook of the bridge which if not addressed may degenerate to disaster.


Early this year, (AMA) embarked on an exercise to evict all street hawkers by tasking the task force. True to their values the principal street of the capital and major market places such as Kaneshie, Circle Odawnaa and Accra Central looked empty which enhanced free movement of pedestrian.                                                                                                                      

Story: Joshua Quaye.

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