Since the collecting of road tolls has been discontinued, Ghana’s Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has revealed a new agenda for tollbooths.

The Honorable member has disclosed that tollbooths across the country will be used for another public purpose.

Abolition Of Tolls

The sudden stoppage of tolls was prompted by a directive from the sector minister.

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This was effective even before the budget was approved by Parliament. An act that many, including the minority in Parliament, described as illegal.

Since the tolls were abolished, the tollbooths have been abandoned.

Many people were concerned, and the National Traffic Safety Authority (NRSA) urged the government to dismantle the structures for road safety reasons.

However, it appears that the government has other ideas for the abandoned buildings.

Mr. Amoako-Attah has revealed that the tollbooths, will be used for public urinals.

The Minister’s Speech

The minister stated that “We even want to refurbish all tollbooth structures to provide proper and decent washrooms for the use by motorists.”

He emphasized saying: “This is so that we advised them to desist from that practice where sometimes you see cars stopping on the highway and people getting down to wee-wee as we usually see”.

According to reports, the toll booths are still the same as they were in November of last year.