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Traffic Management in the Cape Coast Metropolis
C. I. Ogunleye-Adetona and Thomas Kolawole Ojo
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2142/2026.04.004
Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast CC145, Ghana
Managing traffic in developing countries has become topical in recent years because of the externalities of transport-traffic congestion, air and noise pollution as well as RTCs (Road Traffic Crashes). This paper considers how these externalities are managed in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study adopts a desktop review of transport related externalities in the metropolis. In an attempt to address these externalities, traffic management measures have been adapted in Cape Coast Metropolis such as one-way system, pedestrian safety measures, provision of on-street parking, improved junction control measures, and pedestrainisation, with minimal impacts. Therefore, it is recommended in this paper that Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly in conjunction with the Department of Urban Roads of the Ministry of Roads and Highways adopt an integrated approach to managing traffic placing emphasis on the behavior of road users.
Developing countries, traffic management, Cape Coast, road users, Ghana.
C. I. Ogunleye-Adetona and Thomas Kolawole Ojo. (2026).Traffic Management in the Cape Coast Metropolis , Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering 14 (2026) 188-197
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