Naa Norley
27 August 2008
Information reaching The Accra File indicates that most footbridges in the capital are being misused by citizens.
The paper has observed that the footbridges have been turned into a place of convenience, especially the one on the Lapaz-Kwashieman road. The Kaneshie and Nkrumah circle overhead footbridges have also not been spared.
Hawkers displaced from the central business district have sought refuge there, and turned the bridges into markets.
A tour around some footbridges in the city indicated that hawkers, beggars and criminals have a field day on the bridges.
The Nima Highway footbridge, for instance, has been turned into a refuse dump, where most residents deposit their garbage.
The squalour created has provided an excuse for a section of the youth in the area to use the place as a hideout, to indulge in the smoking all manner of narcotic substances.
The footbridges constructed at the taxpayer's expense, were meant to serve as a pedestrian crossing along dual carriages, for safety purposes.
Also, a culture of non-maintenance seems to have lowered the interest of the public in patronizing these bridges. The Kwashieman footbridge is the most affected, as its metal railings have become rusty.
In a related development, a look at the King Tackie Tawiah overpass showed that lunatics had pitched camp under the bridge, and behind the SG-SSB bank, which has been turned into a hideout for drug peddlers.
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