Majority  of  Respondents  (67.6  percent)  reported  that  the  general  environment  for  conducting   business  has  improved  (Figure  32).     5.8   INFRASTRUCTURE      ROADS   5.8.1   Road  congestion  and  Traffic  Jams   Vehicular  population  in  Accra  has  increased  over  the  past  years  as  the  human  population  has   increased.  The  Motor  Traffic  and  Transport  Unit  (MTTU)  points  out  that  about  50  percent  of  the   cars  in  Ghana  are  in  Accra  and  about  20  percent  of  the  remaining  half  commute  in  and  out  of   Accra.   The   Department   of   Urban   Roads   (DUR)   believes   that   the   government   cannot   prevent   people   from   buying   cars   thus   keeping   traffic   under   control   is   the   only   choice   available.   However,   despite   its   best   efforts,   travel   times   within   the   major   cities   have   still   not   been   reduced.   The   DUR   recommend   that   in   order   to   reduce   road   congestion   and   traffic   jams   in   the   long   term,   certain   measures   such   as   construction   of   major   roads,   construction   of   fly-­‐overs   and   putting   more  buses  on  the  road  instead  of  creation  of  by-­‐passes  which  is  only  a  short  term  measure.   The  Department  argues  for  more  buses  on  the  road  because  a  bus  can  take  a  maximum  of  sixty   96