Naa Bettey Nelson
6 November 2009
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It is amazing to note that pedestrians using the Avenor road, when heading towards Caprice, have refused to use the newly-built footbridge.
It is almost a year since the bridge was constructed, and no single person has yet to be seen using it.
Rather they prefer walking all the to the Caprice junction to use the Zebra crossing there, while others also jump the metal median fence to join the other lane.
Most pedestrians, when asked why they had refused to use the footbridge, said they believed it was unnecessary constructing it at that end of the road, because there are no bus stops between Caprice junction and the Vodafone traffic lights.
This situation does not allow any passenger who wants to alight from the vehicle along the route to cross to the other side to do so, and has to go all the way to one end, descend, and walk a long way back to use the footbridge to get to the other side of the road.
They said there was no bus stop around that place until one gets to Caprice. Moreover, descending from the footbridge to the other lane was a little bit dangerous.
This is for the reason that there is another busy road, and when descending to the other lane, one may have to cross that street before walking all the way to Caprice.
The file also realized that in the evenings, some hawkers turn the bridge into sleeping places.
They have made the place their home, and even stack their belongings at certain corners of the footbridge, especially in the mornings Others also wash and dry their clothing on the handrails.
The Accra File is suggesting that bus stops be created near the footbridge to facilitate easy use of it, or the bridge be relocated to a place where it could serve the purpose for which it was constructed.
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