Elizabeth Mosima
22 February 2008
The traffic congestion is due to several road maintenance works underway in some parts of the city.
Driving through the city of Yaounde is something many of the inhabitants will like to avoid these days. Most of the principal roads leading to the centre of the town are exceptionally busy due to heavy traffic. The traffic congestion is due to road maintenance work currently going on in some parts of the city. The main junction leading to the Tongolo neighbourhood has been turned to a motor park following the repair works on the road in the neighbourhood. The presence of travel agencies at the Tongolo junction causes a lot of traffic jam in the area especially in the mornings. Onguene L. one of the inhabitants of Tongolo told Cameroon Tribune that traffic is heavy in the morning because children go to school early and transporters are busy fighting for passengers. According to him, the situation is dangerous because clients stand the risk of accidents. In the CRADAT neighbourhood that is mostly inhabited by students, it is not easy to go through that locality during rush hours because the Olezoa road is blocked because of repair works.
Passing through Mvog-Mbi is another headache. This is due to maintenance work in Olezoa, a nearby neighbourhood. Actually, the bridge linking the two neighbourhoods has been blocked till further notice. As a result, most of the vehicles passing through that neighbourhood go through the Mvog-Mbi road. Movement has been slowed downed. Most of the inhabitants of the area prefer to leave their homes early enough so that they can get to their job places on time. In order to put the situation under control, the forces of law and order are working hard to ensure free circulation of traffic in the locality.
Police Constable, Irène, Aihana Amombo of the Circulation company of Central Police Station Number one told Cameroon Tribune that traffic jam starts as early as 6:45 a.m. because people take their children to school. She explained that the traffic congestion in the area is non-stop. According to her, controlling traffic in the area has not been easy. She complained that road users do not respect road signs. "Even when they are guided by the police, they don't want to obey. Everybody is in a hurry," she said. Apart from not respecting road signs, some road users rain insults on policemen whenever they are being controlled. Police control is carried out in two separate shifts. The first shift starts at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m. while the second shift begins at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m.
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