AMA to create free trading lanes in Accra CBD

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will designate specific lanes in the city centre exclusively for trading activities as part of efforts to ease congestion and provide alternative spaces for traders.

The lanes will be reserved for trading between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., during which vehicles will be prohibited from using them. Traders will also be allowed to operate in the designated spaces free of charge.

The AMA’s Head of Communications, Gilbert Nii Ankrah, disclosed this in an interview on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

He said the Assembly was considering areas with high concentrations of traders before selecting the lanes, adding that the designated spaces would be reserved strictly for trading activities.

“No vehicle will move towards these lanes at all, and they’ll be strictly for trading activities from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for free,” he stated.

Ankrah acknowledged that the growing number of traders had created challenges for the Assembly, particularly as existing markets were unable to accommodate everyone.

He said the proposed trading lanes would help address the situation while the Assembly pursued longer-term measures, including the expansion of existing markets.

The AMA is expected to announce the specific lanes to be designated for trading in the coming weeks.

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