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Roads Ministry announces 5 months traffic interruption over Motorway flyover
The Ministry of Roads Ministry has announced five months traffic interruption over Motorway flyover.
The ministry announced that vehicular traffic on several key routes in Accra will be interrupted from Tuesday, June 13, to October 31, 2023.
The statement indicated that the interruption is necessary to facilitate the construction of a flyover over the Accra–Tema Motorway.
The flyover, estimated to cost $200 million, is expected to be one of the largest in the sub-region and is scheduled for completion by December 2023.
The statement reads
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: Interruption to Flow of Vehicular Traffic At the Flowerpot Roundabout For The Construction Of The Flyover Over The Motorway Project
The Ministry of Roads and Highways acting through the Department of Urban Roads wishes to inform the general public and all Road users that, owing to intense construction activities at the southern approach of the Flyover over the Motorway project, the Flowerpot Roundabout Bound traffic will experience some disruptions to traffic flow from 13th June 2023 to 31st October 2023.
The Traffic control measures include:
1) Traffic from Galaxy Oil/Shell Filling Station to Motorway shall go straight along the Bank of Ghana wall.
2) Traffic from Accra Mall to Motorway shall go round the roundabout by turning left onto the bank of Ghana road and head towards the motorway
3) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Motorway shall make a right turn on reaching the roundabout onto the Bank of Ghana road
4) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Accra Mall shall make a right turn on reaching the roundabout unto the bank of Ghana road and make a left turn between P3 and P4 to join traffic from Motorway onto Oak Plaza toward Accra Mall.
5) Traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom to Palace Mall shall join traffic from Melcom to Accra Mall and go straight without making a right turn on reaching the Palace roundabout towards Burma Camp road.
6) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza to Palace Mall/Burma Camp/Major Mahama Roundabout shall turn right on reaching the Palace Mall Roundabout.
7) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza to Spintex old road/ Melcom Ghana shall go round the roundabout as their movement will not be changed in the stage 1 construction but in the stage 3 the shall be diverted around PS7 and PS8 piers.
8)Traffic from Galaxy Oil to Palace Mall shall join the traffic from Spintex old road/ Melcom Ghana to Palace Mall driving on the Burma Cmap round
9) Traffic from Accra Mall/Oak Plaza towards Nii Martey Tsuru and Kojo Sro shall go join traffic from Oak Plaza to Spintex old road and make a right turn at the GT bank opposite the new Spintex Police Station and go straight driving on the New Spintex road 1 and 2 intersection and make a right turn onto the Martey Tsuru main road.
10) Traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama Roundabout to Spintex shall be diverted onto the Kojo Sro street and make a right turn onto the main Martey Tsuru street to head towards Spintex.
11) Traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama Roundabout to Palace Mall and Accra Mall shall join traffic to Spintex from Burma Camp but shall make a left turn on reaching the main Martey Tsuru road.
12) Traffic to Martey Tsuru shall go straight on the main Martey Tsuru road and make a left turn on approaching the Palace mall traffic light to join traffic from Burma Camp and Major Mahama roundabout.
The Dzidula Pink Foundation, a new organisation dedicated to cancer awareness, early detection, and patient support, has been officially launched in Accra, with a passionate call for national commitment to fighting the disease. The launch event, held last week Friday, carried the theme: “Beyond the diagnosis: A future of restoration, care and courage.”
Speaking at the event, Madam Abena Brigidi, founder and CEO of Nimed Capital Limited, emphasised that cancer remains one of the most devastating health challenges facing families across the country. “Cancer does not discriminate—it affects mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. It drains families emotionally and financially, and behind every statistic is a human story and a future suddenly thrown into uncertainty,” she said.
Sharing her personal encounters with cancer, having lost both her husband and father to the disease, Madam Brigidi highlighted the emotional, financial, and physical scars left behind. “I stand here not just as a speaker, but as a witness to what cancer can take away,” she stated. “I have watched loved ones fight bravely, and I have felt the deep pain that loss leaves behind.”
She stressed that awareness and early detection are critical to reducing deaths, noting that many Ghanaians still lack access to proper screening, reliable information, and adequate treatment. She appealed to healthcare professionals, corporate institutions, policymakers, the media, and the general public to join hands in the fight. “Early detection saves lives. Your support today can lead to someone’s healing tomorrow,” she said.
Madam Brigidi further called for collective responsibility to sustain the foundation’s mission. “To our medical professionals, we need your expertise. To corporate partners, your resources. To the media, your voice. To policymakers, your support. And to the public, your compassion,” she urged. She also insisted that breast cancer awareness should not be limited to annual campaigns, saying, “Breast cancer awareness must not be seasonal.”
Mrs Diana Fafa Gozo, founder of the Dzidula Pink Foundation, shared her own cancer journey, describing the shock of diagnosis, the fear that followed, and the difficult path through treatment. Her experience transformed her pain into purpose and inspired her to create a foundation to ensure no cancer patient walks alone.
Mrs Gozo explained that many patients struggle not only with treatment costs but also with emotional resilience. She outlined the foundation’s initiatives, which include awareness and early detection campaigns, patient support funds, community outreach, and survival support circles. “This foundation is my offering of gratitude, courage, and compassion and a reminder that no one should walk the cancer journey alone,” she concluded.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will deploy teams of Public Health Officers, members of its Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, across all sub-metros to support the third National Sanitation Day exercise.
It explained that these teams will be equipped with waste collection trucks, tippers, and other tools to help with desilting, refuse collection, and transporting waste to approved disposal sites.
The AMA reminded residents that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence.
It said offenders risk a fine of up to 100 penalty units, imprisonment between 30 days and six months, or both, with repeat offenders liable to additional daily penalties.
It urged all residents, traders, transport operators, market women, shop owners, landlords, tenants, and businesses to actively participate in the exercise.
The AMA said it counts on everyone’s collective responsibility to keep Accra clean, liveable, and resilient, especially as the city approaches Christmas and the New Year.
By: Jacob Aggrey
