A Face Lift for Shell New Bell

A roundabout has been built in Shell New Bell.

In a bid to continue with the mission of the Government Delegate to the Douala City Council, Fritz Ntone Ntone to keep Douala clean and to beautify the town give the town better roads, a round about has been constructed at shell New Bell.
Shell New Bell is one area in Douala where it is possible to board taxis to any part of Douala easily, especially to the peripheries or to areas where it is difficult to board taxis in town. Usually in the mornings it is easy to get passengers going to Bonanjo, Akwa, Deido roundabout, among others, While in the evenings it is common to find people who are going either to Ndokotti, fret, Cité Sic, the University, the airport and other areas where taxis are a little difficult to get around town. With the rush and hustling in Douala, taxis rush in the area and there was lack of control, because taxis would just crisscross any how, from left, right and to different directions. There was actually a need to put some order in the place.
Not too long the City Council earmarked some roads to undergo construction or to be refurbished, and the new bell road happened to fall in the selected area. The construction and repairs had begun last year and the construction is almost at the end. The road has been expanded, graded and now needs to be tarred to complete the work. Gutters have been created where there was need. It should be recalled that the shell new bell is a flood prone zone which used to be flooded during the rainy season. Gutters have been created to ease rain water during the rainy season, a side walk has been carved out of the road and pavements for pedestrians and above all a round about to control the movements and direction of vehicles has been carved out. A semi roundabout has also been formed in the area and this has been done to meet with the Douala City Council’s dream to plant flowers on all roundabouts and make the area beautiful. The chief of the work site who wanted to be anonymous told CT it is now the place of the City council to fill up the round about with soil and plant flowers or maybe grass. He said with the semi roundabout they intend to plant grass so that there will be some vegetation in shall new bell which has always looked desert like.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO