Road around Pharmacy Rail cries for help

There is no passage especially when it rains.

The road from Nkoluloun Market, passing in front of pharmacie du Rail going towards Camp Yabassi has deteriorated badly. The road is important in Douala because it links vibrant business areas in Douala. The road links the Nkoluloun market, one of the big and important markets where second hand clothes are sold in Douala, to the Vibrant Camp Yabassi which deals with all types of electronics. Besides big trucks which are stationed around douche municipal use the road, ‘cargoes’ which transports business people to and from the market. The road also leads easily to St. Michel there by easing transportation from the town.
The road has stood the test of time for 25 years with the sun during the dry season and the rains during the rainy season. When the road was created 25 years ago, there was a gutter built on one side of the road. Circulation was good there was no flood in the years back, but with the activities since 25 years ago the road has been facing diminishing returns. When it rains the flood is unspeakable because there is a large pothole at the centre of the road which fills up with rainy water and it is hard for cars to drive past because the frontage of the little vehicles in particular sinks into the water and this might be destructive to the engine of the car. Since the water is rain water it carries debris and all kinds of things which might be harmful for pedestrians who may want to cross over and for motor bikes most of them stumble in the process of crossing. The flood is causing by the lack of gutters for rainy water to flow and the lone gutter which was constructed when the road was being built no longer exists because dirt has filled up until the gutter has been closed by soil and has become like a normal path where a gutter has never been dug.
Pedestrians and bikes have a path where the fight to pass and this path is closed to the shops which are around the area. One of the traders who spoke to CT said that this period is the worst because they cannot sell well; their goods are not exposed because the passing of people blocks their businesses. It is even difficult to find people who come from other areas to buy because the road makes people to take an about turn. Transportation fare increases if the driver has to drive past the area.
The people complaint the government delegate to the Douala City Council has never taken it at heart to look in to this road which they consider to be very important. They solicited the help of the city Council to look into the problem and rescue the road.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO