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Revert to the old ticket system at the DHB

Oct 05, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
The move by Government to stop collecting tickets at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) seems like a good idea to help ease the traffic congestion, but I am humbly begging them not to stop collecting the tickets.
That move will be putting people out of jobs and could also pave the way for corruption. There is no mechanism to verify that a vehicle did purchase a ticket, especially when there is heavy traffic after the bridge is reopened to vehicular traffic during the day. When the bridge is closed, drivers are able to leave their vehicles and give their vehicles’ numbers and purchase tickets from the booths, when the traffic starts to flow they drive pass the booths. That way, lots of vehicles could pass and thus cause the DHB to lose revenue. Drivers could use a ticket that they purchased sometime before and say they bought it from another boot. Apart from that, having a friend working there and stop at the booth, pretend you purchase a ticket and then move on, which is possible, especially for mini-buses that traverse the bridge more than once a day, is another way to cause losses to the DHB.
Mr. Editor, the main reason for me penning this letter asking for the Government to revoke its decision to stop collecting tickets is the careless disposal of the tickets after leaving the booths by the motorists. The DHB at the time of completion under the PNC Government was the longest floating bridge in the world, today if my information is correct; it’s the fourth longest floating bridge in the world, making it a major tourist attraction.
On Sunday 03rd October, whilst crossing the bridge in the evening, I was amazed to see the amount of white slips lying all over the bridge and if someone inspects the slips they will see the vehicles’ numbers on them. For me it was a very disgusting sight.
There is no mechanism that could be implemented to stop the littering but to let them submit their tickets at the western end.
Sahadeo Bates

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