{"id":449473,"date":"2017-12-23T00:57:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T00:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/trending-gh-gridlock-in-accra-ahead-of-christmas\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T00:57:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T00:57:52","slug":"trending-gh-gridlock-in-accra-ahead-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/trending-gh-gridlock-in-accra-ahead-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Trending GH: Gridlock in Accra ahead of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 22 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/64447648.295.jpg\" alt=\"Jammed Accra\" title=\"Jammed Accra\" width=\"295\" height=\"173\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some major streets in the capital are jammed with vehicular traffic<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513990672_322_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The yuletide season is here with us again and major streets in the capital are jammed with vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the Christmas season draws people far and near to the markets in the city to shop ahead of the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Some people also travel to visit family both in and outside the city, therefore, the roads get jammed with vehicular and human traffic.<\/p>\n<p>A visit by GhanaWeb to some parts of the capital on Friday afternoon showed how commuters are stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Some commuters who spoke to GhanaWeb expressed their frustration with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, the situation is unbearable as they have to spend more time on trips that require less time on a normal day.<\/p>\n<p>An Uber driver also complained about how some of his passengers had to fight with him due to a surge in their fares as a result of time spent on the way to their destination.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Watch Ghanaweb TV\u2019s report on the situation below<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ektuEwv3ScA\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 22 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-22 play videoSome major streets in the capital are jammed with vehicular traffic The yuletide season is here with us again and major streets in the capital are jammed with vehicular traffic. 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