Street Contest | Let us Know About Your Street | UST Road, Mgbuosimiri, Port Harcourt.

Hello,steemians!it feeels really good to participate in this contest. Thanks to @bright-obias for organising it.

My street

My street is called UST Road by Mgbuoshimiri in Port Harcourt. It is the same road that leads to the prestigious Rivers State University. It is at a central point and very accessible. What makes this street really special is that it is just a 5minutes walk to one of the biggest markets in Port Harcourt; Mile 3 market. It also connects to different parts of town such as Ada-george, Eagle Island and Azikiwe.
Location

A whole lot of activities take place here and there is hardly anything you cannot find here. Just at the beginning of the street is a bus stop where you can board taxis going to Mile 1 and beyond and by the right is a petrol filling station which also sells natural gas.

By the left-hand side is a big complex which houses different kinds of businesses.
There is a photography studio there, also a shop where POP materials are sold.

Furthermore, there is a computer business center where people go to make use of their internet services and type, print and photocopy documents. They are also a JAMB accredited center where prospective students go to register for the examination and also check their admission status. Computer training and JAMB lessons are also held here.

Walking into the street, there is a shop that sells all kind of phone accessories and repairs of phones.

There are a variety of beauty salons for both males and females. The saloon here are ranked in two categories; some of the middle class and others for the high class; this is because the price of their services varies. One of the best saloons here is called Fab Hairs and it is quite expensive, they deal majorly on wigging and revamping of hairs.

Moving forward, there is a shop selling paints and another selling cements.

One of the most common things here is the bookshop, now this because the street is situated in a student’s community and hence, they are optimizing the opportunity. There are over five bookshops in my street.

There also is a money shop for POS and cash back services.

Another amazing thing is the number of boutiques and cloth vendors around here especially for women wears, there are about six of them here. There are various provision shops where you can get products for daily use.

There also is a food vendor who sells very tasty meals at an affordable rate.
Location

If you move inside a bit, you will find a mini bus park where you can board taxis to take you into the street properly and each stop costs #50. Literally, everything one can need on a daily basis is found in my street.

There are just two issues that my street faces and they are as follows; firstly…there are barely any street lights and it gets very dark at night and secondly, there is always traffic congestion in my street especially between the hours of 5pm and 7pm as a result of drivers trying to avoid the traffic on the main road and they tend to overspeed and hence, put the lives of pedestrians at risk because it really is a narrow road.

If I am given an opportunity, I will talk with the management of the university and owners of buildings there to come to a consensus and erect traffic lights. Moreso, a mini gate can be fixed at the entrance of the gate which will restrict commercial drivers that are diverting from entering into the street.

Thank you for raeding through, i hope you have been able to see my street through my eyes.
cc: @belenguerra
@badsha1
@bright-obias