Residents of South Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara are pleading with the relevant authorities to construct better roads in the community, since the hazardous state of the present ones jeopardise their safety.
When Guyana Times visited the area on Thursday, several residents voicing their concerns said the roads are in urgent need of repair. One of the roads mentioned is the main access road which links North Sophia and the Eastern Highway. Residents said vehicles traversing this route would normally have to do a lot of negotiating to avoid the potholes at various sections in the roads.
Further, it was also noted that in the evening it is most difficult to make out the roads from their corners, since sections of the road are usually dark.
Efforts to contact the Neighbourhood Democratic Council for a response in this regard proved futile.
The Georgetown City Council (M&CC), which collects taxes from residents, has repeatedly promised to fix the roads. The current situation is very dire, with the shoulders of this main access road so badly deteriorated that vehicles have to adopt awkward positions to utilise the infrastructure.
Recently, the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA’s) Project Director Omar Narine told this publication that CH&PA officials are aware of the condition of the roads, and measures are being put in place to address the issue.
He said the CH&PA is working along with the Public Infrastructure Ministry to
Deteriorated sections of the main access road which links north Sophia with the Eastern Highway
develop an estimate to have the main access road fixed.
Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson had earlier stated that Government is addressing the issue, and pointed out that “contracts are out for (its) repair and maintenance.”
negotiating to avoid the potholes at various sections in the roads.
