10/3/2025
Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunnor, has stated that malfunctioning traffic lights in Kasoa can be restored for GHS10 million.
The cost, according to her, is an estimate submitted by officials of the technical department of the Ghana Highways Authority who conducted an assessment of the extent of damage in June 2025.
Residents had raised concerns about the rampant vehicular knockdown, especially involving school children, in an earlier report by Citi News.
Though the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly conducted an assessment, all nine traffic light systems within the municipality remain malfunctioning.
This is the kind of headline that makes you miss your bus: all nine traffic light systems in Kasoa are officially dead, and fixing them will require a massive GHS10 million, according to a local MP. It’s a road safety disaster that has already led to a worrying rise in people being knocked down.
Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunnor, just dropped the figure during a Thursday meeting with trader associations. The GHS10 million is not a guess; it is the official estimate handed down by technical officials from the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) after they completed an assessment in June 2025 (Per Citi Newsroom, 2025).
The cost is so high because this isn't just a bulb replacement job. You see, the GHA’s assessment pointed out that illegal trading activities have played a role in the destruction of the central control systems and signal lights, meaning the entire automated system needs a complete overhaul. It smells like a mixture of desperation and disregard.
But the real tragedy is the human cost. Residents have been crying out about the rampancy of vehicular knockdowns, particularly involving school children who are now forced to navigate the chaotic Kasoa highway without traffic management. You would think the constant horn-blaring chaos would push the government to act faster.
Anyway, the MP stated that raising the funds is now the priority because it is fundamentally a safety issue, but she also cautioned that strict measures will follow to protect the repaired systems from market encroachment.
A whole GHS10 million to restore order to a town’s main road-does the punishment fit the crime when public infrastructure is treated like an extension of the market?
Source: https://citinewsroom.com/2025/10/ghs10m-needed-to-fix-faulty-traffic-lights-in-kasoa-naa-koryoo/