Obuasi Traffic Lights Restored

Residents of Obuasi were delighted to witness the traffic lights at Mangoase restored and functioning effectively . This was the first time some residents especially the young ones had seen a functioning traffic light in Obuasi. It would be recalled that the first traffic lights at Obuasi were installed in August 2003 after the then Member of Parliament, Late A.B. Boadi-Mensah joined the District Chief Executive Joseph Boampng to cut the tape for the commissioning of the 197 million cedis facility. The traffic lights at Kunka and Nyameso were financed by the Obuasi Development Fund (ODF) and Adansi District Assembly. The Municipal Chief Executive Hon Elijah Adansi-Bonah had hinted last year at a community engagement at Mangoase that the processes to restore the traffic lights at Mangoase are far advanced and almost completed. On Friday, some people took to social media to express their delight over the restoration of the traffic light which had broken down for more than 7 years. Whiles some believed that it was a feather in the cap of political leadership in Obuasi, others were of the view that it was long overdue. Obed Asare- Bediako intimated that having a traffic light in Obuasi was no- thing to be celebrated. He said Obuasi with its mineral wealth should have had “something as basic as traffic light long time ago”. sms media services hear Coach Afranie who also took to Facebook to express his opinion lauded the Member of Parliament and the Municipal Chief Executive for restoring the traffic light which had not been attended to over the period. Kofi Mensah was also quizzed authorities on the propriety of a traffic were tested after completion of work. light at Mangoasе. He added that restoring the traffic light will only result in a worst traffic situation on the stretch. According to an official at the Urban Roads department, the traffic lights He added that the traffic lights will finally be restored from Tuesday, 11th July, 2023. According to him the stretch from Mangoase to Anyinam was not a traffic prone area. affulzjorge@gmail.com.