The weekday morning traffic congestion into Nuku’alofa may soon ease with the piloting of a two lane, one-way route along Vaha’akolo Road, from the Tofoa intersection to the roundabout at the Longolongo Police Training School.

The traffic changes will take place between 7am and 9am on weekdays only, where Vaha’akolo Road will become a two-lanes, one-way road with the speed limit decreased to 40km/hr.

Community consultation on the project is currently underway with villages along Vaha’akolo Road and awareness programs have also been released to inform the public.

A video detailing the changes can be found at the Ministry of Infrastructure’s Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/MinistryofInfrastucture/videos/1967500266604745/ [2].

It shows that motorists will need to learn how to merge, especially when they need to make a left or right turn. On approaching the roundabout, motorists in the left lane must only turn left or go straight ahead. Those in the right-hand lane must only turn right.

The video indicates that Police will be monitoring the new traffic changes to ensure motorists abide by the changes.

The date the new traffic changes will be implemented has yet to be confirmed by the Ministry of Infrastructure.