The Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) has blamed the various diversions on the Accra-Tema motorway as a contributing factor to the increasing accidents on the road. Superintendent Daniel Ansong-Dankyi says the purpose of the motorway was not to create diversions but to rather serve as a link road between Accra and Tema for businesses and other activities. He made these statements on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM Monday when he visited the motorway to ascertain the extent of damage after three tipper trucks collided earlier Monday morning. The accident had worsened the already bad traffic situation on the motorway and Superintendent Ansong-Dankyi said he and his team were trying to manage the situation. According to him, erection of structures (both legal and illegal) and diversions on the motorway have defeated the purpose for which the road was constructed because they have paved the way for bicycle riders and other unauthorized persons to use it. He urged the Ghana Highways Authority to close or block all the diversions and halt the illegal developments on the Motorway to ease the heavy traffic that builds up sometimes and also prevent accidents. Superintendent Ansong-Dankyi also cautioned drivers to obey all traffic regulations especially with the rainy season reaching its peak adding that they should drive at the right speed limit to prevent deaths and injuries on the way. Source: Adomonline.com/Ghana