Traffic lights still off after June timeline

Some broken lights hanging loosely at the Madina Zongo Junction in Accra Many traffic lights in Accra are still malfunctioning, in spite of plans made earlier to fix all malfunctioning lights by the end of last month.

At the more than 20 road intersections the Daily Graphic surveyed in Accra, there were different forms of challenges with the traffic lights — while some were totally off, there were others that were working partially, while the rest were not functioning at all.

Apart from those visibly broken down, some of the lights had power in them but were malfunctioning, as all three signs (colours) came on at the same time and did not blink.

Some pelican crossings for pedestrians also showed both red and green lights at the same time, exposing pedestrians to road accidents and knock downs.

Traffic lights are very important because the country does not have many flyovers and interchanges and motorists and pedestrians alike rely on systems of traffic lights to manage movement on city roads.

The Daily Graphic editions of February 21, 2018 and October 5, 2018 published stories drawing attention to the dire state of traffic lights in Accra and its suburbs.

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Some broken lights hang loosely on the wires that supply power to them, meaning that they can easily fall off and injure pedestrians.

This is particularly the case of traffic lights at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, where more than 20 standard traffic light units (the bar of three lights) are either broken down or malfunctioning.

At some places, the bulbs are off and fallen out of the sockets because of neglect, as is the case of lights at the Madina Zongo Junction intersection.

At the busy central business district (CBD) of Accra, all the traffic lights at the intersection near the Central Police Station Barracks cannot be seen on their poles.According to some traders at the vicinity, the lights there had not been working for almost two years, putting pressure on traffic policemen who had to be present throughout the day. 20-year-old lights Records at the Department of Urban Roads (DUR) indicate that some of the abandoned traffic lights are as old as 20 years and need replacement.The DUR said the problems with the traffic lights varied from temporary challenges such as power trips/surges and outages to endemic ones such as the stealing of power conductor cables and the dumping of refuse into the controllers. Totally off Checks by […]

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Traffic lights still off after June timeline

Some broken lights hanging loosely at the Madina Zongo Junction in Accra. Picture: Emmanuel Asamoah Addai Many traffic lights in Accra are still malfunctioning, in spite of plans made earlier to fix all malfunctioning lights by the end of last month.

At the more than 20 road intersections the Daily Graphic surveyed in Accra, there were different forms of challenges with the traffic lights — while some were totally off, there were others that were working partially, while the rest were not functioning at all.

Apart from those visibly broken down, some of the lights had power in them but were malfunctioning, as all three signs (colours) came on at the same time and did not blink.

Some pelican crossings for pedestrians also showed both red and green lights at the same time, exposing pedestrians to road accidents and knock downs.

Traffic lights are very important because the country does not have many flyovers and interchanges and motorists and pedestrians alike rely on systems of traffic lights to manage movement on city roads. Devtraco Dream Promo countdown 2 The Daily Graphic editions of February 21, 2018 and October 5, 2018 published stories drawing attention to the dire state of traffic lights in Accra and its suburbs.

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Some broken lights hang loosely on the wires that supply power to them, meaning that they can easily fall off and injure pedestrians.

This is particularly the case of traffic lights at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, where more than 20 standard traffic light units (the bar of three lights) are either broken down or malfunctioning.

At some places, the bulbs are off and fallen out of the sockets because of neglect, as is the case of lights at the Madina Zongo Junction intersection.

At the busy central business district (CBD) of Accra, all the traffic lights at the intersection near the Central Police Station Barracks cannot be seen on their poles.According to some traders at the vicinity, the lights there had not been working for almost two years, putting pressure on traffic policemen who had to be present throughout the day. 20-year-old lights Records at the Department of Urban Roads (DUR) indicate that some of the abandoned traffic lights are as old as 20 years and need replacement.The DUR said the problems with the traffic lights varied from temporary challenges such […]

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