Introduction:
Westfield Junction, in Serrekunda,
is the main roundabout which is at the end of Kairaba
Avenue going south east and is named after the clinic
there. It is the Gambia's equivalent of Piccadilly Circus
without the water fountain but with 2 sculptures: The
first is of a palm-wine tapper located in the middle
of the roundabout and the second is of 2 school children
holding text books with is located behind the Youth
Monument Bar & Restaurant just in front of the church
and Gamtel's spiral staircase. Nearby is also the Standard
Chartered Bank.
Road Side:
Almost at all times of the day it bustling with commuters,
taxis, private cars, cyclists as well as street traders
offering bootleg DVDs for around £2, fruit sellers and
general layabouts and chancers.
Traffic lights at the road leading on to the Banjul
/ Serrekunda Highway now regulate the traffic there
instead of the police. However, there are huge tailbacks
from 4 pm onwards as people exit the capital on their
way back home to the Kombos. |
