Fort Ordinance housing project: Contractors’ access route established after residents complain of road damage
Alternative access roads – Front Road, West Ruimveldt and Eccles Dump Site Road, East Bank Demerara, which are in a deplorable state
The Housing and Water Ministry is putting in place steps to address the concerns of residents due to the damages made to the main access roads by contractors at Fort Ordinance in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The area was visited by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal and technical staff attached to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
During the visit, Croal commented that contractors will enter through the main access road and utilise the last cross street to get to the project site, adding that when exiting, they will utilise the middle road.
The Minister further stated that new housing developments are being undertaken in Phases Three and Four, Fort Ordinance, as part of the Government’s delivery of 10,000 house lots annually, hence the accessibility to and from the sites is a major component in the completion of the project.
Minister Collin Croal inspects ongoing works at Fort Ordinance, along with regional officials
He further noted that the commencement of minimal maintenance works by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is expected to correct damages caused to the road networks and upon completion of the Housing Project, comprehensive remedial works will be done.
Moving forward, residents in the area will also be engaged by the CH&PA, RDC of Region Six and Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), as part of a sensitisation and consultation process for the successful completion of the project.
Damaged roads
Quite similarly, the construction of the $2.3 billion four-lane highway that would link Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) and the roadworks ongoing on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, has forced commuters to use alternative access roads, which are in a deplorable state.
Commuters and drivers alike in these areas are complaining bitterly about the state of these alternative roads.
When this publication visited two of the identified areas – Front Road, West Ruimveldt and Eccles Dump Site Road, East Bank Demerara, drivers were seen navigating large potholes.
