The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has towed seven cargo trucks that were parked on the shoulders of the Otublohum road near the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Water premises at Avenor, as part of an enforcement operation aimed at easing congestion and improving traffic flow in the metropolis.
The trucks were towed away on Monday for obstructing vehicular movement and posing a risk to road users during an operation aimed at enforcing regulations on roadside parking and preventing the misuse of public spaces.
The Assembly also carried out enforcement at Obonu Street near the Amankwaa Block Factory, where it towed saloon cars from a mechanic shop operating under a high-tension electricity pole.
Speaking during the operation, the Coordinating Director of the AMA, Mr Douglas Annoful, said the mechanics and drivers had been cautioned since last year to desist from undertaking any business under power lines and within restricted corridors, but had failed to heed the warning, hence the action.
He noted that the Assembly would continue its enforcement exercise and sanction persons and businesses whose activities endangered public safety, obstructed traffic, or breached city by-laws.
He explained that the Assembly would not allow public space, road shoulders, and utility corridors to be converted into informal workplaces or vehicle parks, stressing that such practices contributed to congestion and increased accident risk.
Mr Annoful urged vehicle owners, transport operators, and artisans to comply with city regulations and relocate unauthorised operations to approved areas, warning that continued violations would attract towing, confiscations, and other punitive measures.
He reiterated the Assembly’s directive ahead of the planned decongestion exercise, cautioning roadside traders and operators to keep off the streets from February 1, 2026, as the AMA and its partner assemblies intensify actions to clear unauthorised activities from major roads and public spaces.
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