Presidential Inauguration: See Roads Closed in Accra
The Ghana Police Service has announced the closure of certain routes in the capital and outlined diversions for commuters on January 7, 2025.
These measures have been put in place to facilitate traffic flow and security as a new President gets sworn into office at the Independence Square today.
The affected routes include Ako Adjei Interchange through the AU Roundabout, State House, Osu Cemetery Traffic Light, Accra Sports Stadium, the Independence (Black Star) Square, Ministries Traffic Light, Customs Headquarters Traffic Light area and the Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue.
These routes, the police said, are considered security operational perimeter for the purposes of the event.
This, it said, was part of “adequate” security measures put in place in Accra and across the country.
“Roads in the security operational perimeter would, therefore, be closed to both human and vehicular traffic from 6:00am to 6:00pm tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th January, 2025.”
The specific roads to be closed are the 28th February Road from Customs Headquarters towards Castle Road Junction; Both sides of the road from the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light on the Lokko Street towards the AU Roundabout ; and Starlet 91 Road from the Ministries Traffic Light Intersection towards the Accra Sports Stadium.
The various diversions are:
a. Traffic from the 28th February Road emanating from La, Labone and Osu towards the Central Business District (CBD) will be diverted onto the Salem Avenue Traffic Light at the Castle Traffic Light to link up with the Oxford Street.
b. Traffic from the John Evans Attah Mills High Street towards the Independence (Black Star) Square will be diverted to the Liberia Road at the Customs Headquarters Traffic Light Intersection to the National Theatre Traffic Light Intersection.
c. Motorists from Lokko Street towards the Castle Road should use the Ajumaku and Oxford Streets.
d. Traffic from the AU Roundabout towards the Castle Road through the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light shall be diverted onto the Abdul Diouf and King Hassan Roads to link with the Abdul Nasser-Gamel Road in front of the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
Additionally, the general public is encouraged to attend the ceremony, as parking spaces will be available at the Forecourt of the State House, Efua Sutherland Park, and the premises of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
