By SulaymanWaan
Secretary General of Gambia National Trade Union Congress has called on the government to construct more feeder roads and car parks within Greater Banjul Area to help address traffic congestion.
Ebrima Garba Cham made the call during a radio talk show with Sen FM at the weekend saying: “people waste much time when going to work or coming from work. Some people usually return home around 9:00 to 10:00 PM as a result of traffic jams.”
“This nightmare is also is sinking the country’s economy as it affects the transportation of goods and service and retard the movement of people including key players in national development,” he added.
He also said government should widen the space of the Banjul- Brikama highway, adding The Gambia should have developed in infrastructural aspect by now due to its size.
He said a lot of billions of dalasi have been pumped in the country since she (the country) gained independence that could have done a better infrastructural development.
He however suggested that the Barrow Government should also construct the road that links Jocko in Westfield Junction to Abuko Bridge to diminish the pressure on the Westfield- Abuko Highway, adding would also help to alleviate the horrible traffic jam.
He said to decongest the traffic and ease the transportation of goods and services there is also a need for the Government to construct sufficient standard car parks for all towns.
He stated that all small car parks within Serekunda and Kanifing should be eliminated, adding “We should have a Central car park where the entire commercial vehicles will be stationed. The commercial vehicles would load passengers from this Central Car Park and travel directly to their destinations without stopping on the way.”
He identified the vast land at Sting Corner Junction to be transformed into a standard Central car park, adding if this car park is constructed commercial drivers with taxis cars will transport passengers from various parts of Serekunda and Kanifing to the Central Car Park t for traveling to their destinations.
“The taxis are meant for transporting people within the town but vans and “gele-geles are for long distant,” he concluded.
