The National Roads Authority is embarking on the installation of traffic signs in the Greater Banjul Area as part of efforts to curb road traffic accidents.

The new traffic signs, which number over 170 and were purchased by the NRA, will be installed at different strategic locations in the country geared towards improving road safety. 

Momodou Senghore, managing director of the National Roads Authority, explained that his office will do its utmost best in ensuring that roads in the Gambia are of quality and meet safety standards.  

Mr Senghore described the development as a big achievement for the government and all the stakeholders in road safety.

He said that more such developments would continue in the near future, saying that road safety should be everybody’s business.

Mr Senghore further calls on the general public to desist from tampering with these signs installed on the highways, saying they are there for the safety of all and sundry.

Currently, the Gambia is ranked high among countries in the world where road accidents are recorded. 

Reports from the police have revealed that from January to date over 681 accidents have occurred in the Gambia with over 100 fatalities.

By Lamin Njie

Ministry of Transport