NRSA Boss And Kwahu West MCE Wage War Against Drivers Who Parked Vehicles On Nkawkaw-Kumasi Bypass

The Acting Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Lawyer Abraham Amaliba and newly appointed Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwahu West Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, Tamimu Halidu cautioned the drivers to stop their continous habit of turning NkNkawkaw-Kumasbypass Into vehicles parking lot.

They  observed with grave concern that the articulated trucks and other long vehicles have turned the Nkawkaw-Kumasi bypass into a parking lot.

According to the two top state actors,the bypass was constructed to ease congestion in the central business district of Nkawkaw.

They revealed that the drivers parked vehicles haphazardly on both shoulders of the road, leaving only a narrow passageway for Accra and Kumasi- bound vehicles, while a mini market has also sprung up in the area.

They expresed fear that the situation poses danger to motorists who join the bypass from Nkawkaw, as they cannot see clearly to enable them to negotiate the curve safely.

In order to prevent this behaviour of the drivers, Mr Abraham Amaliba led some members of the National Road Safety Authority, police officers from the Eastern Regional Motor, Transport, and Traffic Department of the Ghana Police Service (MTTD) and other stakeholders to inspect activities along the bypass.

This follows his courtesy call on the newly appointed Kwahu West MCE, Mr Tamimu Halidu on Wednesday June 4, 2025 to discusse issues concerning Nkawkaw by-pass.

After the meeting, they embarked on inspection tour of Nkawkaw-Kumasi-Highway By-Pass to ensure compliance of indiscriminate parking of long vehicles and other cars on the by-pass which often leads to frequent road accidents in the municipality.

During a road inspection exercise by the Team, Lawyer Abraham Amaliba, highlighted the urgent need for interventions at the Nkawkaw-Kumasi pypass pass posing a serious risk to road users.

He charged the Eastern North MTTD Commander," Superintendent Foster Asante, to prevent all the long vehicles that parked along the roadsides of the new Road By-Pass on the Accra-Nkawkaw-Kumasi Highway to save lives and also to ensure that safety on the road is guaranteed.

In view of the danger posed by the parked vehicles, the NRSA Boss warned the drivers to relocate or be prosecuted.

"It is also difficult for drivers who wish to turn onto the road leading to Nkawakaw from the bypass because visibility is a big challenge due to the parked trucks. The unchecked littering of the area further contributes in making the place very dirty," he added.

He said drivers had to be extremely cautious when driving along that stretch of the road to avoid accidents, especially "in this rainy period when visibility is a serious challenge for drivers who also have to contend with these big trucks."

He assured of deploying more policemen along the bypass to help the NRSC to ensure safety.

Municipal Chief Executive

The Kwahu West Municipal Chief Executive Mr Tamimu Halidu welcomed the delegation and commended the National Road Safety Authority for its efforts in ensuring road safety.

He reaffirmed his commitment to support 
the NRSA’s operations by engaging with key stakeholders to prioritize the necessary interventions of improving road safety by protecting lives across the municipality.

Mr Halidu further assured to work in collaboration with the key stakeholders to fight  road safety challenges which often leads to frequent road accidents.

He indicated the Assembly commitment to work in collaboration with the NRSC to erect a number of bollards along that stretch of the road to prevent the drivers from parking at undesignated spaces.