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Supenaam Stelling irks commuters, truck drivers
Although the new ferry stelling at Good Hope, Supenaam, has been put into operation by the Transport and Harbours Department, numerous problems still abound.
The Supenaam Stelling
Commuters and truck drivers have both expressed dissatisfaction with the poor service, and councillor Darchiville, firmly believes that Essequibians are too ‘complacent.’
Darchiville’s comments came after a recent tour of the facility. He said that while BK International claims to have built the facility to specification, the actual design was constructed to accommodate the two intended ferries from China.
‘The design was not built to accommodate the three boats that are presently in operation. $500M of taxpayers’ money wasted.’’
The councillor noted that although the idea to construct a stelling was an excellent one, he argued that the stelling at present does not serve any purpose.
“Unless the two intended boats are put into operation the system will not work. The engineers will always have to be chopping, trying to make the system work,” Darchiville stressed.
The councillor commented on the lengthy entrance leading to the ferry. It is almost a quarter of a mile long and is uncovered. According to Darchiville, it is wrong to subject people to walk up to a quarter of a mile, in the event that it rains.
“What would happen to passengers, especially the elderly and pregnant mothers who would be using the facility?”
Several truck drivers have complained of having the bottoms of their vehicles damaged because the ramp is too steep.
Several truck drivers are using the Transport and Harbours pontoon, the M.V. Sandaka, to transport both empty and smaller vehicles.
Designs similar to the Good Hope ferry stelling are visible at both Springlands and Suriname. The service at Adventure has been closed. Operations at Adventure commenced in 1814.
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