{"id":389550,"date":"2018-01-08T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=389550"},"modified":"2018-01-08T05:58:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T05:58:26","slug":"ama-carry-massive-decongestion-exercise-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/ama-carry-massive-decongestion-exercise-today\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA to carry out massive decongestion exercise today"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly [AMA], has warned hawkers and traders within the metropolis to stay off pavements, footbridges and other unauthorized areas as it carries out a massive decongestion exercise today [Monday].<\/p>\n
The Assembly, in a notice to the traders in December 2017, said their activities at thees unauthorized areas affects vehicular and human traffic, and also contributes seriously to the heaps of garbage found along major roads in the capital.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s decongestion exercise, which will be spearheaded by the Metropolitan Security Committee, will focus on areas such as the Central Business District, Kaneshie Market Area, N1 highway, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange and along the Odorkor – Kwashieman road.<\/p>\n
The AMA indicated that the activities of the traders and hawkers were against the AMA hawkers bye-law of 2011, and section 117(1) of the road traffic regulations, 2012(L.I.2180).<\/p>\n
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