Transportation woes for West Demerara folk

Jul 27, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor
I’m writing to highlight the plight of the people living on West Bank Demerara who depend on the route 31 minibuses (Wales to Georgetown) to get to and from work.
It has now become a trend for commuters to have to wait for hours before they can join a bus to get to where they are going.
Every morning it is either you wait for over one hour or find extra money to travel via speedboat. Evenings are worst; I pity hardworking women some with little children, elderly persons, school children, walking up Lombard Street hoping to join a bus before it reaches the park.
Most of the buses that work during the day would retire from their day’s work around 5pm and so only about four buses would be seen working, thus causing a congestion. So think how long these persons are stuck at the park have to wait for the buses to reach Wales and go back to Georgetown.
One night I had to go to the park at 9.30pm to collect my sister who was waiting since 5.30pm for a bus. To my dismay the park was overcrowded. Imagine coming off work after a hard day and then have to stand waiting for three to four hours before reaching home.
This situation encourages the buses to overload and speed, and passengers do not refuse this further discomfort because they just want to go home.
Some months back ‘big buses’ were sent to various parks to assist persons getting home. Maybe this can be continued for the people living on West Bank Demerara.
I’m appealing to the Minister of Transport to help resolve this serious issue.
Anthea Spencer

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