The dismal state of the roads in Accra, Ghana's capital, has been exacerbated by last Wednesday's downpour.
The UTC-Rawlings Park area, Kaneshie Mpamprom, Dr Busia Highway, La Beach Road, the Teshie town roads, and Aplaku have all been impacted.
The Daily Graphic travelled throughout the city yesterday[June 16, 2022] and saw potholes that had been deeper and enlarged.
Some roadways had developed gullies, causing traffic congestion.
Kaneshie, Mpamprom
Water has accumulated on highways in other areas.
Floodwaters receded, leaving imprints on Osu's walls and houses, as well as the LEKMA road.
The route from Kaneshie to the Obetsebi Lamptey Roundabout was flooded at Kaneshie Mpamprom, forcing cars to utilize just one lane as they neared the Mpamprom roundabout.
Road between Kwabenya and Brekuso
The incident caused massive gridlock on the road, which extended all the way back to the Police Quarters.
There were enormous gullies around the Rawlings Park area of the UTC. Drivers on the route had to be extremely cautious to avoid damaging their vehicles.
Frustration
The deterioration of the roads was mentioned by several persons who talked to the Daily Graphic.
Jonas Tetteh, a vendor of socks and other products, expressed his dissatisfaction by saying that while the road condition was not ideal, it had gotten worse with Wednesday's rains.
"You can see for yourself how horrible the road is, and I'm not sure why it hasn't been fixed yet," he bemoaned.
Drivers and passengers caught in gridlock on the Dr Busia Highway could be heard moaning.
Two drivers, Peter Ansah and Rashid Musah, said the authorities needed to dispatch the repair crew as soon as possible to get the roads in working order.
Mr Musah, for one, believes that any delay in repairing the substandard roads will result in the loss of productive man-hours.
Intervention
A cab driver named Jonas was seen on the La Beach Road brandishing a broken piece of PVC pipe and instructing other vehicles to avoid the road's potholes.
Rashid, an Osu-based funeral and traditional things trader, verified that areas of the region were inundated due to the gutters' inability to handle the massive amounts of precipitation.