Road authorities urged to provide temporary relief

Feb 18, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
It is becoming more difficult to traverse the roadway between Success to Better Hope on the East Coast of Demerara, due to heavy traffic buildup. The buildup is partially due to an increasing number of vehicles on the road. The result of this is that many 8:00 workers usually reach late for their work and even later when they have to get out of a traffic jam at 10 to 15 mph to reach seven stop lights before reaching Lamaha Street.
Along this route, there are two schools, Apex Education and a school at Better Hope; there are also four pedestrian crossings between Atlantic Garden and Better Hope.
The thing that boggles the mind is that every morning, there is a traffic police who usually is in front of Apex Education and the traffic moves at snail pace, causing a build up that sometimes reaches Pigeon Island.
It is noticeable that the officer in charge, who does a wonderful job of crossing the children need to adapt a better approach.
I suggest that Apex, since they have two campuses obliquely opposite should set some timing when students can cross the road in large batches.
If school will be in session from 8:30 hrs and Apex expects students arriving at 7:00 hrs then they should instruct them that every 20 minutes from 7:00 hrs there will be a crossing that will be indicated be the police.
Apex in turn should provide a waiting area in the campuses where the police can be seen so that a timely indication can be given. Currently, vehicles have to stop for three students to pass, sometimes five and then six and an adult etc and it goes on.
On top of this, many vehicles usually turn out from the railway into the main road at the Vryheid’s Lust connection which also contributes to the traffic jam.
Many motorists are hesitant to use the railway because of the ruff surface and the bridges that are not properly maintained.
If one should visit Coldingen area, there is a turnoff point for all vehicles coming from lower East Coast/Berbice due to repairs being done on a bridge at Friendship/Buxton.
There is also a buildup there right along the railway, and even at Buxton there are heaps of sand that encroaches almost on an entire lane of the road, which the contractor(s) can at least set properly to prevent vehicles creating a double lane on one side of the road.
I am urging the authorities to provide some relief, by discussing this with Apex Education, at least the Contractor(s) building roads at Buxton and to also provide some remedial works on the bridges and potholes on the railway embankment and even the main road like places such as Cove and John, Enmore, Straphey public road, Ann’s Grove from Coldingen turn, to the turn before the service station etc.
Bibi Fazeela Khan

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