Lindeners need to be more environmentally conscious

Apr 02, 2011 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Lindeners must count themselves very lucky and thank the heavens that road accidents around the town are very few and far apart, except for those tragic ones along the Linden Highway.
Mr. Editor, whenever it rains the town of Linden becomes an awful sight, a nasty scenery: slushly, muddy, blocked up gutters, drains and culverts stuffed with all sorts of rubbish: bottles, cans, Styrofoam cups/boxes etc. overflowing on the roads some even becoming impassable, being under water.
And most certainly, Lindeners must to a large extent be blamed for this particular ugly situation; they need to be more environmentally health conscious for their own sake.
Quite recently we have had some heavy rains, but heavy or light it makes no difference, the deplorable state during and after raining has been so for far too long.
But what is irritating and dangerous is that there are some roads that have accumulated a lot of stuff on both sides, so that apart from the clogged drains when it rains the water settles along both sides on the road leaving only a narrow strip in the middle where pedestrians then are forced to compete with all sorts of vehicles coming/going and many time people are caught between and confused, even drenched by uncaring drivers.
Good God! You mean to tell me that with all those in authority, our top functionaries-not one of them hasn’t taken notice? Has this dangerous situation escaped their attention?
All it takes is clearing the sides and making slots as is necessary along the sides-definitely not a mountain of work, and at negligible cost.
One of the main roads in question is Sir David Rose Ave. (backroad) I have pointed this out no less than about four times to no avail, and it is getting worse by not being attended to, walk down Greenheart Street. anytime it rains, man its horrible!
Dageraad Ave in front of Singh’s store has a constant flow of water as if s spring is under the road, at times you can’t even walk. Damon Ave is a vexing exception, shameful; hopefully someday it will be discovered.
By the way, it seems now that the standard practice in building/resurfacing roads is by having a narrow strip, just wide enough to accommodate one vehicle at a time! Do we have blind people overseeing our interest or is it not their interest?
But what boggles the mind is that with all the hundreds of millions boasted about and spent on drainage hasn’t had any real positive effect in any way in preventing floods, it is just as if nothing has been done, anything more than a drizzle and all Linden comes under water, those millions of dollars spent haven’t changed anything for the better, it’s the same old same.
Someone in authority who cares needs to speak out very, very loud; it is too scornful walking around Linden whenever it rains. And I need to repeat yet again that the traffic department needs to have that five-corner better regulated for the sake of safety, especially our children!
There have been too many near accidents. Yet once more I draw attention to the corner at Greenheart Street and Harder Road, where the MSC basketball court blinds the turn, drivers, motor cyclists and pedal cyclists cannot see anything approaching from the Police Station end, which is just a corner away.
I’m further suggesting that there be one/two regular traffic cop(s) on beat along Sir David Rose Ave and into the highway up to Amelia’s Ward where reckless driving, speeding and racing are in style and need to be checked.
And dear Lindeners do you know that in spite of all those gruesome tragic accidents along the Linden Highway, large super size lumber trucks still ply it at nights without proper illumination, dirty and sometimes no reflectors, one side headlamp, even no back lights! Yes siree!
But who cares, nothing happens nothing said/done, this is Linden Town, with the rains now frequent and ‘dem roads start bruk-up, lawd have mercy’.
Frank Fyffe

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