News about trotro services in the capital city Accra

16Mar By Accra trotroNo Comments

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37 Palm wine to Labadi Trade Fair trotro route partially blocked

Commuters traveling the 37 Palm wine Labadi Trade Fair trotro route may experience a temporary hold up due to a zero-casualty accident on the road, near the Trade fair central gate traffic light. An articulated truck has veered off the right lane into the left one, thus blocking two lanes on the three lane highway. Passengers traveling the south trotro route towards La Palm Beach hotel in the inner and left lanes will be the most inconvenienced. According to witnesses, the driver of the truck swerved to avoid hitting an apparently errant driver who either made a wrong U turn or miscalculated the speed of the approaching truck, causing his car to stall in front of the speeding truck. To avoid mashing the car and its occupants to pulp, the driver crashed the truck into a street lamp bu...

13Mar By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Vodafone Neoplan station trotro route detour

The trotro route from the Vodafone Offices at Circle to Neoplan station has been closed for deep excavation. The works will allow the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange contractors Queroz Galvao to plant huge drains to guide water out of the area. Flood control is one of the reasons why the Circle is being rebuilt. Trotro passengers who would have traveled from the Vodafone traffic lights to the GCB tower direct will now make a detour through Neoplan station. Affected routes are Achimota/Lapaz/.Avenor/New Town Kaneshie/Labadi traffic.

13Mar By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Kaneshie Accra trotro route may be slowed down

The Kaneshie Accra trotro route through Kingsway may become slowed down because a Mazda B trotro bus has been grounded in the right lane that goes up the hill. The occupation of the bus in the right lane means vehicles from Circle will pile up behind the faulty vehicle and slow down those from Kaneshie. This route services drivers looking to circumvent the Graphic production road. In the picture, the driver is trying to repair the bus whilst the conductor looks on. Most trotro drivers are mechanics.

12Mar By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Arena Labadi trotro route diverted due to Fire

The Arena Labadi trotro route has been closed this morning due to a fire outbreak at the Grand View Hotel, close to the Accra Children’s Hospital. The blaze has trapped lodgers at the two upper floors. Witnesses say the fire is intense in the corridors so people cant escape. A combined team from the Ghana army, Police and the Fire Department are managing the situation. The Firemen have brought in fire trucks with ladders to reach the upper floors whilst the Soldiers and Police keep security. The hotel has some financial companies offices and luxury shops at the ground floor so security is required to prevent any intrusion. The presence of the forces will also prevent people who escaped the fire at the lower floors from possibly returning to pick belongings. The Police is actually contro...

4Mar By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Accra trotro route diverted – Kaneshie to Kanda

The Accra trotro route from Kaneohe to Kanda through the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange at circle has been diverted. Motorists from Kaneshie and Achimota will now have to head towards Accra and left turn at PTC - Global Access junction, and then make a leftward turn again towards the Interchange. At the Osu Klottey sub metro office, they will then pass right towards Obra Spot and onwards to Kanda. The temporary close is to allow the contractors Queiroz Galvão to begin asphalting the West - East roads around the interchange. With this situation, Accra trotro passengers from Kaneshie and Achimota who wanted to alight at Obra spot will now make a longer semi circular trip of about 5 minutes. We bring you pictures.

22Feb By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Trotro station at Circle relocated to Odawna Railways

The Accra trotro station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle has been relocated to the Odawna railways. The new trotro terminal is located alongside the rails that lead to Accra, about 20 meters from the main Kaneshie - Circle road. The move is to allow Queiroz Galvão, the contractors developing the new Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange, to do ground works The trotro stations affected by the relocation include Labadi, Achimota, Kaneshie, Odorkor, Mallam, Awoshie, Taifa, Nungua, Santa Maria, Dansoman, Kasoa, Dome, Adenta, Madina. All Southern routes and North east routes.

5Feb By Accra trotroNo Comments

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La Abormi Palm Wine trotro route blocked

Bus blocks Palm Wine trotro route. This afternoon, the La Abormi to Palm Wine junction road was blocked by a bus which ran aditch into the right side walk. The bus approaching from Wireless veered into the right pavement, sinking the right front tire into the drain. The vehicle has the rear blocking the road thus turning the two lanes into one. The Police and residents helped control traffic as they awaited a crane to lift the tire back onto the road. Until, the bus clears the road, Accra trotro commuters traveling along the Abormi and Trade fair streets my experience some delays. The photo is hazy due to severe harmattan along the coast.

19Jan By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Kwame Nkrumah interchange trotro station evacuated

The Kwame Nkrumah interchange trotro station at Circle has been evacuated. The trotro station is located directly in the path of the new interchange and will therefore need to be situated elsewhere to enable work to progress on the new development. Early this week, graders and bulldozers leveled the plot of land that has come to symbolize the hub of cheap transport in Accra. The trotro drivers and their unions have long been consulted and briefed on the need to pave way for ongoing works and are thus aware that the land they occupy will be forfeited. The drivers have therefore now created improvised trotro stations along the roads that adjoin the original station. The Circle trotro Station belongs to the state and is managed by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly [local government] and ...

14Jan By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Asphalt markings on Accra Labone trotro route

The Labone trotro route to Labadi is being marked after asphalt laying over the past days. The right lane from Danquah second stop is usually closed to traffic from 10 PM. Trotro passengers tripping from Circle to Labadi and stopping alongway, will therefore have to alight at Danquah first stop, opposite the western entrance of the Police Hospital, and walk right towards Labone or alight mid way and cross right. From Danquah first , the trotro will make a detour to the left and and will therefore not stop at Danquah second stop, Bridge or Labone junction bus stop. Some photos from the scene.

12Jan By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Accra Circle Fraga trotro station road reopens

The Accra Nkrumah circle Fraga trotro station road reopens. The road has now been raised and layered with sand to pave the way for asphalting. So now passengers transiting to Lapaz and Kaneshie via Circle can alight under the old overhead bridge and continue their journey. The photo was taken from the old overhead bridge during a harmatan - foggy - morning. Accra Circle trotro station road in front of Fraga filling station. The photo was taken from the old overhead bridge during a harmattan - foggy - morning. The overpass to the left is the new Interchange under construction.

9Jan By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Severe harmattan at Accra railways trotro station

Trotro stations in Accra have not been spared the fog of the harmattan. We bring you pictures from the Accra railways trotro station where as late as 7 am, the atmosphere was as frosty as a refrigerator glass. The harmatan is a seasonal foggy weather condition that lasts from December to February. Its very dry and humid. Visibility is poor during early mornings and late evenings. So you can observe that some of the trotro buses have their headlamps on even after day break.

9Jan By Accra trotroNo Comments

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Nkrumah circle trotro station road closes

The Kwame Nkrumah circle trotro station close to Fraga oil filling station has been closed temporarily. The closure is to enable the Interchange contractors, Queiroz Galvão, prepare the lane for asphalting. The trotro station lies to the north of Obra spot and adjoins the Maamobi trotro station. It serves as a hub for passengers transiting to Lapaz and northern neighborhoods of Accra. So trotro buses from Nima, Labadi and Osu will now stop in front of the old overhead bridge and either return to their terminals of origin or take the left turn to the old circle roundabout to continue to Kaneshie or Lapaz.