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Soesdyke/Linden Highway deteriorates dramatically
The Soesdyke/Linden Highway has over the years been deteriorating, and not very much seems to have been done to maintain this stretch of road, which is vital in linking Linden and interior locations to Georgetown and the coastline of Guyana.
According to commuters, the stretch of road between the East Bank junction and Yarrowcabra has become sunken in many areas. ‘Waves’ have begun to appear on the surface of the once-good road.
Further along the highway, other pieces of roadway have also begun to deteriorate in a similar fashion.
The deteriorating road has prompted numerous minibus operators, who ply the Georgetown/Linden Route, to make it known that the sad state of the road causes significant damage to their minibuses.
“The road (Soesdyke/Linden Highway) damaging bad,” said one operator. “Is dem big trucks dat does drive pun de road when dey does come fuh get sand from de sand pit. Few more mornings pass, and de road gone.”
Soesdyke/Linden Highway have deteriorated over the past years.
Other minibus operators said that they felt that the damage to the road was largely due to the ground under the road (primarily made up of sand) which was sinking.
This, they said, was the cause of the ‘waves’ in the road.
Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, said that his Ministry is planning to do some rehabilitation to the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, noting that special concern would be paid to the stretch of road between the East Bank junction and Yarrowcabra.
While the Minister could not specifically say when these rehabilitation works would commence, he highlighted that it would be some time this year.
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