Motorists plying a road leading to the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) are calling on authorities to prune overgrown weeds creeping onto the road. 

Drivers say it has become dangerous negotiating the sharp curve on the road located in the Danyame residential area as portions of it are covered in weeds. 

Weeds along the sharp curve have crept onto the road narrowing the already slender route. 

Drivers who use the stretch describe the area as a breeding ground for fatal road accidents. 

Agya Manu, a commercial driver, recounts a near rear-on collision with an oncoming vehicle. 

“It was raining and I had switched my headlights to a higher degree because I couldn’t see clearly. So, there was this car coming in the opposite direction. Because the lights were too bright, I couldn’t see it and nearly crashed into it,” he said.

The stretch joins the main route to the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and the Presidential residency from Danyame. 

Commercial drivers in the residential area tell Luv News it is precarious negotiating the bend at night, especially for persons who are unacquainted of the road. 

“It’s scary using the road at night especially for us drivers. When it’s about 6:00pm, I am always scared to use the road because of the bush,” Kwame Darko, a driver, said.

A road sign meant to protect pedestrians and serve as an indicator for drivers that there is a speed ramp is now covered by weeds making it difficult for the drivers to negotiate the bend. 

The speed ramp signage engulfed in the bush is not only hidden from drivers, but its complementary structure meant to slow down speeding vehicles has lost its navigation to the road. 

The section now covered by the weeds was demarcated for construction of a pedestrian walkway. 

But pedestrians have to alternatively use the more perilous side of the road.

“We are compelled to walk inside of the road. A car nearly knocked me when I was coming. There is no safe walkway for the pedestrians to use on the stretch,” Emmanuel, a resident, recounted.

The stretch leading to Golden Tulip Hotel from the regional Lands Commission office is no different. 

Bushes along the road could be a hideout for miscreants in the community, posing a threat to the security.  

Until the weeds along the two roads are pruned, they could potentially cost a life.