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Regional News of Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Source: kasapafmonline.com

Bunso residents threaten to block Accra – Kumasi Highways

Some residents on demonstration Some residents on demonstration

Angry residents of Bunso junction in the Eastern region, a community located along the Accra to Kumasi Highways have threatened to block the highways on Monday should Ghana Highways Authority remain adamant in responding to their several calls for construction of speed bumps at the Bunso Junction stretch of the road.

Residents argue that, several people mostly breadwinners have lost their lives through Pedestrian knockdowns by speeding vehicles while several preventable accidents have been recorded on that stretch of the road due to the absence of speed bumps to slow down speeding vehicles, adding that architects of the road also failed to construct footbridge for residents to safely cross the road to the other side.

The angry residents mostly youth issued this warning on Tuesday when they demonstrated to express their displeasure over the situation by hoisting placards with inscriptions that communicated their sentiments .

According to them, several complaints have been lodged to Highway Authorities and their Member of Parliament for the issue to be addressed however, to no avail therefore, issued a week a ultimatum to the Ghana Highways Authority to respond swiftly or risk preventing vehicles from plying the Accra to Kumasi Highways through Bunso.