The pavements and shoulders of roads in some parts of the Twin-City of Sekondi/Takoradi are crowded with illegal structures, causing serious congestion and hampering the free flow of human and vehicular traffic.
Kiosks have sprung up in almost every corner, clouding the beauty of the city, and efforts by the assembly to clear them have not yielded the desired results.
Due to an increase in economic activities, traders have taken over every available space at the Market Circle. That aside, there is chaos on the street as commercial and private vehicles have resorted to indiscriminate parking on the shoulders of the streets.
Private vehicle owners said parking at unauthorised places was the only way they could enter various business premises to transact business.
Some shop owners have expressed concern about the inability of the assembly to maintain order in the city, and appealed to the assembly to enforce its bye-laws.
The situation is obstructing vehicular and human movement in the metropolis. As a result of the congestion, some drivers have turned corners of some streets into loading points.
The most affected areas are the Market Circle and the areas around the Stanbic Bank.
Scrap dealers have contributed to the problem by removing steel covers of drains, thereby forcing drivers to dangerously maneouvre to avoid running into ditches.
In addition, some of the culverts have become old and weak, posing danger to pedestrians.
The market women have, therefore, appealed to the metropolitan assembly to repair the damaged steel covers of the culverts, as they sometimes accidentally drop their monies and other items into the culvert.
“We pay our daily tolls and it is just right for the assembly to also play its part by addressing our concerns,” they said.
Some residents have contended that if the situation is not checked it would derail all efforts by the assembly to modernise the metropolis.
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