Kumasi, Aug. 5, GNA – Mr. Richard Kwasi Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), has chaired the maiden meeting of the Road Safety Advisory Board of the Assembly with a firm commitment to improving road safety across the metropolis.
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He commended members of the newly constituted board for the progress made so far in addressing road safety concerns, describing the initiative as timely and vital to safeguarding lives.
He stressed that road safety had for too long been under-prioritised, both in technical planning and public education, and pledged to ensure that every resident of Kumasi leaves home and returns safely.
“Reducing pedestrian fatalities is a key part of our agenda,” he noted.
The meeting featured presentations on several identified accident-prone hotspots in and around Kumasi, as well as an update on interventions under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), being implemented with technical support from Vital Strategies.
The Road Safety Advisory Board brings together representatives from a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including the Kumasi Traditional Council, various transport unions, the Building and Road Research Institute of the CSIR (BRRI–CSIR), the Department of Urban Roads (DUR) and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
Others are National Ambulance Service, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), the Police MTTD, Ghana Highways Authority, Urban Transport Department, and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA).
Key issues raised during deliberations included worsening traffic congestion, malfunctioning traffic signals, poor street lighting, unauthorized loading points, and concerns over unapproved transport fares by commercial drivers.
Mr. Ofori-Agyemang Boadi assured stakeholders that the Assembly, in collaboration with the board, would develop a comprehensive and sustainable response to the road safety challenges facing the city.
By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA
