The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has urged motorists without urgent business in Kaneshie to avoid the area, as a temporary road closure at Pamprom Junction is expected to cause significant traffic congestion.

The westbound carriageway of the Dr Busia Highway at Pamprom Junction has been temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from Monday, September 7, 2026, as part of ongoing works under the GARID Project.

Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Monday, September 7, GARID Project Coordinator, Dr Ohene Sarfo, said the closure would put additional pressure on traffic in Kaneshie, which he described as a current traffic hotspot.

He therefore advised motorists who do not need to travel to Kaneshie to consider alternative routes to reduce congestion and make it easier for the works to be completed.

“What we advise is that if you don’t have any business in Kaneshie as a destination, as much as possible avoid it, because the traffic will build up, and it will really be inconvenient,” he said.

He recommended the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue route through Abossey Okai or Kaneshie North to the N1 as one of the alternatives motorists could use to bypass the affected area.

Motorists could also use the Atta Mills Highway through Korle Bu and Dansoman before exiting around Mallam and Sakaman.

According to Dr Sarfo, diverting traffic onto alternative routes would help reduce the volume of vehicles heading towards Kaneshie and ease pressure on the affected stretch.

“You could even use the Atta Mills Highway and onwards through Korle Bu, Dansoman, and exit at Mallam, Sakaman, thereabouts, so that the volumes would reduce coming to this point, because this is a hotspot now,” he stated.

He appealed to motorists who have to use the affected route to cooperate with traffic management arrangements to minimise delays and allow the works to progress without unnecessary disruptions.

“For those who need to come through here, we would ask for your cooperation so that we can get this activity ongoing quickly, finish quickly, and then we can open it up to traffic,” he added.