The main Accra-Winneba Highway has collapsed, causing a major traffic disruption on Thursday morning, June 6, 2024.
The collapse comes after the Ayensu River was diverted by a contractor working on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway.
Commuters have been left stranded as strong floodwaters from the Ayensu River created a large hole across the highway.
The frustrated commuters who called for urgent repairs to the road and penalties for the contractor.
The river diversion also caused flooding in over 150 houses at Gomoa Mampong on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
The diversion has also affected a bridge spanning the Ayensu River, originating from the Eastern Region and traversing the Accra-Cape Coast Highway at Gomoa Okyereko in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region before its discharge into the sea.
The Gomoa East District Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO), Robert Hackman, has advised commuters to use alternative routes at Winneba while repairs are being done.