Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland has assured that the Public Infrastructure Ministry is set to undertake development projects on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway as early as next year. At a press conference on Wednesday, the Mayor said the promise
A stretch of the Linden/Soesdyke Highway
was made public during a recent visit by Minister David Patterson, where it was noted that some $40 million will be allocated for repairs, upgrade and lighting of the highway, which has been dubbed “dangerous” by commuters.
He added that there have been calls for lights along the highway for many years, as he pointed out that the projects do not fall under the municipality of the Linden Mayor and Town Council but through the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). The upgrade of the highway was initially expected to be carried out in 2017, however this was not done. Owing to the high number of serious motor vehicle accidents which take place on the highway each year, motorists, residents and officials have been calling for an upgrade to the highway which they noted is unevenly surfaced and unlit. Residents living along the highway have called for attention to be paid to the Bamia stretch, more particularly where constant fatal accidents occur.
Councillors of the RDC made calls for proper markings, signs and lights to be erected, noting that without those elements, the highway is “dangerous”.
