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Drivers Hail Motorway Interchange Completion
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Drivers Hail Motorway Interchange Completion

Aerial view of the Tema Motorway THE COMPLETION of the Tema Motorway Interchange project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been met with appreciation from drivers, who say it has reduced traffic congestion and made their journeys faster. According to a truck driver, Mr. Kaderi Bayirisi, the construction of the interchange has saved them hours of waiting time, reducing financial losses and fuel waste. “Before the construction of the interchange, we drivers used to spend hours in traffic congestion trying to cross the intersection to our various routes. The unnecessary delay in traffic was causing us money, as we could not make more rounds and also wasted a lot of fuel, causing financial constraints,” he said. Mr. Bayirisi added, “We want to th...
Fuel shortage hits Berekum Municipality, leaves drivers, riders in despair    
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Fuel shortage hits Berekum Municipality, leaves drivers, riders in despair    

Acute fuel shortage has hit the Berekum Municipality in the Bono Region and left commercial drivers and tricycle (pragyia) riders in a state of despair.  During a visit, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) noticed that only one out of the 10 pumps had petrol and diesel, with many cars and tricycles parked around the pumps.  Some of the frustrated drivers and the riders told the GNA that some of the pumps had allegedly hoarded the petroleum products in anticipation of price increases.  According to Justice Bilatum, a pragyia rider, the commodity had been scarce in the Municipality since Wednesday February 5, 2025, and called on the government to do something about it.  Some of the pump attendants declined to speak to the media on the shortage, but the drivers and pragyia ...
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