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Is Agencies And Government Lobbying For Traffic Light Installation?

By Philip Adey
Opinion Is Agencies And Government Lobbying For Traffic Light Installation?
OCT 25, 2014 LISTEN

There are evidence on the ground suggesting that traffic control light are been install in an areas the design of the road does not tolerate it. Traffic light is installed on Highways in Ghana, on an overhead bridge, 1 to 20 meter around the overhead bridge. First of all what is the essence of traffic light installation on our roads?

The essence of traffic light is to slow down the speed of vehicles on the stretch of that particular road to prevent high speed vehicles knocking down pedestrians. And now what is the essence of overhead bridge? Overhead bridge is constructed with the spirits to remove impediment on the speed of vehicle plying that particular stretch of road at regulated specific speed per hour.

If traffic light is to put impediment on the flow of traffic and is now installed on an Overhead Bridge does this eyesore doesn't call for Presidential Enquires? Traffic light and over pass are two parallel lines which many country Road engineers

had never try to brought together, but kudos to our road engineers for bringing this two opposition together for the best reason known to them which might be the traffic light dealers and maintenance Engineers to retain their job and get more contract and the Government to get more taxes from the sales of fuels when traffic are slowed down in areas where it is supposed not to be.

The George walker bush Highways was constructed recently with many traffic lights to slow down traffic flow that still attract vehicle knocking down pedestrian. The Adeniji Adele overpass, third mainland bridge all in Lagos, Nigeria was constructed many years ago without a traffic light installation on it or around it. I am praying that the new circle overpass will not come with another traffic light package.

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