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The government has commenced a contra-flow arrangement for Aayalolo bus services on selected major routes leading into Accra’s Central Business District as part of efforts to ease congestion during peak hours.
The initiative is being implemented on four major corridors: Amasaman–Accra, Pokuase–Accra, Adenta–Accra and Kasoa–Accra.
These routes are among the busiest commuter corridors into the capital and typically experience significant traffic build-up, particularly during the morning and evening peak periods.
Under the arrangement, Aayalolo buses will be prioritised for long-distance passenger movements into the Central Business District, while commercial vehicles, including trotros, will continue to serve commuters travelling shorter distances along the various corridors.
The government says the approach is intended to improve the efficiency of public transport by ensuring that high-capacity Aayalolo buses carry large numbers of passengers travelling longer distances, thereby reducing the number of individual commuters that commercial vehicles have to transport over those routes.
Speaking to Citi News, Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga explained that the arrangement was designed to create a clearer division of roles between the Aayalolo buses and commercial passenger vehicles.
He explained that commuters travelling shorter distances should continue to rely on trotros, which have traditionally served those routes, while Aayalolo buses focus on transporting larger numbers of passengers directly into Accra.
“We want to leave that business of somebody who wants to move from Adenta to Madina, leave that to the trotros. Somebody who is picking a car from Madina to Legon, leave that to the trotros because the trotros don’t have that much room space.
“The Aayalolo buses take 80 people at once so when you take 80 people of those who are going directly to Accra Central from Madina, it means that you are freeing space for the trotros to be able to pick the short distances and move faster so they may actually get more volumes that way than they are getting now.”
SOURCE: CITINEWSROOM
