Independence Day Celebration: Major Roads In Cape Coast To Be Blocked
For the Independence Day celebrations, the Ghana Police Service’s Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) will temporarily close four key highways in Cape Coast on Sunday, March 6.
The change would make it easier for people and vehicles to get to and from the venue before and during the 65th Independence Day celebrations.
Pedu junction-Abura highway, Jukwa-Pedu junction, Kwamina Walker road-Cape Coast Sports Stadium, and the University of Cape Coast-Stadium-Abura are the roadways involved.
There would be detours to the restricted roads, and MTTD officials would be stationed in the area to ensure appropriate traffic control.
Security men would be stationed at vantage points to perform searches and accompany guests to the parade grounds, according to Inspector Isaac Evans Ettie of the Ghana News Agency.
He claimed that entry to the stadium had been restricted to select designated guests’ vehicles and security personnel, and that unlawful parking would not be permitted.
Inspector Ettie advised cars to take alternate routes and citizens to cooperate with security officers.
Guests invited to the Independence Parade were also advised to bring their invitation cards to the event so that they could park their cars.
In recent years, the Independence Day celebrations have been transferred from Accra, where they had been for many years, to Tamale in the Northern Region, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, and now Cape Coast in the Central Region.
