Tag: tollbooths decommissioning

Partial decommissioning of tollbooths on the motorway The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has partially decommissioned the tollbooths on the Accra-Tema Motorway. The decommissioning involved the pulling down of the original booths that sit on the motorway to pave the way for easy flow of traffic. Officials have since opened some of the decommissioned lanes to traffic, with the metal canopies that cover the tollbooths expected to be removed in subsequent days. The decommissioning forms part of an enhanced road safety programme by the authority. The tollbooths became a hazard when the toll system was shelved in November 2021. The area, which was usually unlit had contributed to a few crashes, some recording fatalities. As of 4 p.m. yesterday, officials of the GHA and a th...