The Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly (ASEMA) in the Central Region has issued a final eviction notice to traders operating on roads, pedestrian walkways and other unauthorised spaces around the Kasoa New Market ahead of a planned decongestion exercise.
The notice was issued following a final engagement led by the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) with traders and shop operators accused of flouting road traffic and municipal regulations.
According to the Assembly, several traders and shop operators along the Kasoa New Market stretch have extended their activities into buffer zones and pedestrian walkways, covered drains and displayed goods on the streets.
The Assembly said the activities had significantly reduced the space available to motorists and pedestrians, contributing to severe traffic congestion in the area.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Seth Banini in a remark noted that a journey between My Child School and Columba Junction, which would normally take less than two minutes, can take up to an hour or more during periods of heavy congestion.
He said the Assembly’s taskforce had conducted several sensitisation exercises and issued timelines and red markings to affected traders over the past weeks, but many had failed to comply.
The Municipal Chief Executive has subsequently served what the Assembly described as a final eviction notice and give traders an opportunity to remove unauthorised structures and vacate restricted spaces voluntarily.
The Assembly said the latest engagement was also intended to ensure that affected traders could not claim they had not been informed before enforcement action was taken.
Following the final notice, the Assembly said the planned decongestion exercise would commence imminently.
Traders have consequently been advised to remove unauthorised structures and clear their goods from roads, walkways, drains and other restricted areas before the exercise begins.
The Assembly said the enforcement action was necessary to restore free movement, improve road safety, reduce congestion and reclaim public spaces for their intended purposes.
