The Department of Urban Roads would on Friday 24th November, 2023 commence the implementation of a one-way scheme in the Volta Regional capital of Ho.

The scheme, which was a component of the Sokode-Ho Dual Carriage Road project has seen three major roads converted into one-way traffic roads.

This is geared towards managing traffic flow to prevent congestion in the central business district in Ho.

Following the completion of the structural works of the Sokode-Ho dual carriage road project, there have been changes in the flow of traffic in the Volta Regional capital, Ho.

The Accra/Sokode-Ho stretch remains a two-way road, while GOIL to Civic Center Junction on Independent Avenue has been converted into a one-way road.

Similarly, GOIL to High Court Junction and High Court Junction to Vodafone Junction have become a one-way road.

The High Court Junction to Residency remains a two-way road. This also applies to High Court Junction to Stadium Junction and Independence Avenue (KK House-Ola Traffic Light).

Motorists traveling from Accra entering Ho can use the Y-junction at Sokode Lokoe through to the stadium and access the town.

Drivers heading to Civic Center and the market from Accra would have to turn right at Goil Junction onto 3rd Avenue Road, take a left turn onto High Court Junction-Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) Road, drive towards Vodafone Junction, and finally, take another left turn onto Independence Avenue, towards Civic Centre.

For vehicles heading to Accra from the market, drivers would have to turn right at Civic Centre Traffic Lights onto Togbe Afede High Street, and then drive along the Ho-Sokode main road, which leads to Accra.

To access High Court, VRCC, and other government offices heading from KK House, motorists must drive towards Civic Centre Traffic Lights, turn left onto Togbe Afede High Street, head towards Goil Junction, take a left turn onto 3rd Avenue Road, and another left turn at High Court Junction, leading to the VRCC.

Speaking to Joy News on the sideline of a stakeholders meeting on the implementation of the dual carriage road in Ho, the Volta Regional Director of the Department of Urban Roads, Edward Annan explained that the traffic management was undertaken to ease congestion at major intersections in the central business district.

He, however, indicated that the road is yet to be fully completed as the government is looking for "funds to fix traffic lights at two junctions, beautify the median, install streetlights, and properly connect the roads at some intersections."

He, therefore, advised road users to duly adhere to the traffic signs to ensure sanity on the roads.