Parfaite Harmonie residents call for street lights on main access road

The $604 million Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara access road has been crumbling over the years, so frustrated residents are now calling for street lights to be installed with the aim of preventing accidents and robberies which have been occurring frequently.
The access road is quite narrow and straight, which often results in motorists speeding, despite the placement of speed bumps.
Many complain that they fail to even notice the speed humps on the dark road at night, owing to inadequate lighting.
The lack of street lights along this major carriageway has not only resulted in accidents, but also a high incidence of robberies. Compounding the problem are the potholes that line the roadway, despite efforts to patch same.
Drivers, in trying to dodge these potholes, often end up colliding with other vehicles, or in severe cases even running off the road.
Just recently, a driver almost lost his life on the dark road, after swerving from a cow that he had barely noticed and his vehicle ended up toppling a number of times before coming to a halt.
Back in February, a 13-year old was battling for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was struck down on the Parfaite Harmonie road.
The teen, Nandraine Budram, of Lot 250 Parfaite Harmonie, was struck down by a minibus while riding a pedal cycle. Budram had sustained severe injuries to the head.
Several other residents have since been involved in accidents, which have gone unreported owing to their nature. Villagers there have said that vehicles often collide with each other while trying to dodge potholes or animals.
The road was commissioned in September 2014 after BK International and Gaico Construction undertook the project.
Since the commissioning, the road has rapidly deteriorated as a result of the high volume of heavy-duty vehicles that traverse the road transporting building materials, among other things, as the housing scheme rapidly develops.
Just last year, workmen from Gaico Construction Company were fixing potholes along the road, which was later outfitted with several speed humps following a deadly accident early this year.
Residents are now calling for street lights to be placed along the roadway as soon as possible.