Traffic in Bonaberi: A Nightmare

Road repair has increased traffic on the road between Round point Deido and Bonaberi.

Bonaberi is a neighbourhood which is noted in Douala to have a lot of traffic congestion. The roads in Bonaberi are not only bumpy and full of pot holes but trucks; Lorries and big buses use the road sides as parking spots causing traffic on the road. It is usually terrible in the mornings by 7:00 am and in the evenings from 4:00pm when inhabitants of Bonaberi are moving to town and when they return. There are many People who have to leave Bonaberi to their jobsites in Bonanjo or Akwa. Besides, Bonaberi is the gate way to and fro Douala from the south of Douala. Travellers to the West and North West Provinces pass through Bonaberi.
Since last weekend, there has been some construction carried on the road just around the Bonaberi Bridge. This has caused movements to and out of Bonaberi to be very slow. People who reside in Bonaberi and work in town could not get taxis to go back home from, work easily because every taxi driver evaded the traffic. There were so many passengers around round point Deido waiting for taxis. The only saviour in times like this is using motorbikes which are not safe because they want to rush and make fast money and in this case the drivers are not alert and can easily fall preys to accidents. On the other hand, vehicles best known as “clandos” had established their park in round point Diedo for passengers going to the Southwest. They were all in the traffic, waiting for their turn to cross over. It took one hour for a car to move from round point Deido before reaching the Bonaberi Bridge. It took another hour to cross the bridge. Travellers out of Douala and others into Douala were tied down in their cars for hours. A traveller complained he has been in the car for four hours from Camrail Bonaberi and the car had not even reached the bridge.
During the day as from 10:00am to about 1:00pm the road gets free because rush hour has passed and there are few buses or cars going out of town. But the heat begins from 4:00pm which is rush hour to get back home and most transport vehicles are getting into town. The situation at times get worst that in the process of rushing cars can collide and it is a whole lot of trouble because they have blocked the way for the other cars to pass.
It is not yet known for how long this work will continue because it would do much good to reduce the state of traffic congestion around the bridge and right to Bonaberi.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO