Residents of the Essequibo island of Leguan, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) have registered their concern over the state of roads at Enterprise village.
Guyana Times was told that a contractor was hired to repair a koker and to build
A section of the impassable road at Enterprise, Leguan
up the revetment sections in order to prevent flooding. The koker lies in the nearby environs of the Leguan Secondary School, which has some 300 students.
This publication understands that the contractor had to open up the road to facilitate the works, which include improving access to drainage. However, it was claimed that one mile of the road was “destroyed”. One resident called on the contractor to fill the road with sand, as many sections have been left virtually “impassable”.
A resident informed this publication that an alternative access road was constructed, but the account of another was that with the recent rains, heavy-duty vehicles carrying paddy have created “slush” in many sections. As such, motorcycles and low-riding vehicles
Several students at the Leguan Secondary School have been affected by the impassable road
have difficulty traversing the area. Guyana Times was further informed that students attending the Leguan Secondary have been making their way to classes through mud, as candidates prepare to undertake their CXC examinations.
This newspaper was later told that the works fall under the purview of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA). It was further stated that the contract for the works was handed out some time in 2016, but the works commenced earlier this year.
