Traffic Lights Junction
Traffic Lights Junction ( German traffic lights ), often Traffic Light , is a crossroads in the city of Serekunda in the West African country Gambia .
Two major highways meet at this transportation hub , the busy Kairaba Avenue and the Bertil Harding Highway . The Kairaba Avenue begins in the coastal Fajara , the western district of Bakau ; in a south-easterly direction it leads to the center of Serrekunda. The Bertil Harding Highway runs south-west along the coast.
The intersection is named after the first traffic light system in Gambia, which was installed here in 2000. The project was funded with US $ 30,000 from Shell Marketing Gambia Limited; a Shell petrol station is at the intersection. There are now numerous crossings in the country that are equipped with traffic lights.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gambia gets first green light BBC News (online) of September 1, 2000
- ^ Abdoulaye S. Saine: The paradox of third-wave democratization in Africa. the Gambia under AFPRC-APRC rule, 1994-2008 Rowman & Littlefield, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7391-2921-0
Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 51 ″ N , 16 ° 41 ′ 19.5 ″ W.