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AMA begins collection of on-street parking levy

By Maame Aba Afful
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AMA to collect on-street parking levy at Adabraka
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly, AMA, will begin the collection of the on-street parking levies from vehicles at Adabraka in Accra, today.

The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the AMA, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, in an interview on Citi FM stated that some uniformed personnel would be deployed to the area to facilitate the payment.

“The company that we have engaged the services to execute this, I am aware that they will start operating today, Tuesday in the Adabraka enclave,” he stated.

The AMA notified businesses in Accra, last week of its intention to charge them for using specific streets that will be designated for the parking of vehicles.

Car owners are expected to buy a sticker for GHC8 to allow them to park on designated spaces along the streets in the metropolis, and subsequently pay an amount of GHC4 every day per vehicle.

Other guests visiting companies who park in those spaces and do not have the stickers will pay GHC2 for every two hours.

The AMA notified businesses in Accra, last week of its intention to charge them for using specific streets that will be designated for the parking of vehicles.

Car owners are expected to buy a sticker for GHC8 to allow them to park on designated spaces along the streets in the metropolis, and subsequently pay an amount of GHC4 every day per vehicle.

Other guests visiting companies who park in those spaces and do not have the stickers will pay GHC2 for every two hours.

In a letter signed by the Metro Coordinating Director, Sam Ayeh-Dartey, and given to the companies involved, a private firm, Messrs Columns Park Investment, was stated to have been given the right to collect the monies for “on-street parking” within the Adabraka area in the Osu Klottey sub-metro beginning January 2018.

AMA to extend the levy to Osu

AMA boss, Mohammed Adjei Sowah announced that the collection of the levy will soon be extended to Osu. The move, according to him is to generate funds to repair roads in the capital.

“At the moment, we are still doing the studies at Osu. When we finish, we will extend the services also to Osu.”

He, however, warned that drivers who fail to pay the levies will have their vehicles towed to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly yard, and will be charged higher than the original levy. 

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