KMA evicts traders along the Santasi-Ahodwo road

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has given an immediate evacuation notice to car dealers, mechanic shops, taxi operators, squatters, temporary structure owners, and traders operating along the Santasi–Ahodwo stretch in Kumasi.

A press release dated September 24, 2025, from the KMA Public Relations Unit, directed all affected individuals and businesses to vacate the area by October 30, 2025. The Assembly warned that it would carry out forced evictions against any persons or structures still occupying the designated stretch from November 1, 2025.

The evacuation is to pave the way for the construction of a major dual-carriage road project, funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The project will involve the construction of a dual-carriage road from Santasi to the Ahodwo roundabout, linking the Asokwa Interchange. The KMA emphasized that the project is a critical intervention to ease traffic congestion and enhance urban mobility in Kumasi.