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Good Hope road returns to disrepair two months after rehabilitation
After being renovated two months ago, the access road in to Good Hope, East Coast
One of the many potholes at the entrance to Good Hope Housing Scheme.
Demerara, is in a state of disrepair. Residents are peeved at what they describe as shoddy work carried out by a contractor.
“We don’t even know is which contractor, but they just come and throw some sand, loam, stone, crusher run and little tar and when rain fall, everything wash away,” the residents collectively agreed.
“This is what we paying taxes for. Now more money got to spend on the same thing when it could have been used for something else.”
According to residents, the entrance to Good Hope is filled with many ‘craters’ although the road was recently renovated. Taxis working in the area are “sometimes overcharging passengers just to drop anybody inside. They say the road breaking up they cars that’s why de fare so high.”
Another issue raised was “serious problem” with the drainage and irrigation in the area, which causes flooding from “any amount of rainfall.”
“People don’t have any back drains in their yard, so there is no proper drainage.”
Seven bids were opened for road works, drainage in May 2011 for similar works at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. The Engineer’s Estimate that was given at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) was $72,020,940 and the bids submitted were:
| Bidder | Amount |
| Mack Junior Int’l | $62,947,384 |
| Chung’s Global Enterprise | $62,797,884 |
| Courtney Benn Contracting Services | $63,661,125 |
| Horizon Electrical | $67,576,690 |
| KB&B Construction | $59,331,008 |
| Handel Garnett Construction | $59,356,457 |
| Dwarkanauth Contracting Service | $58,552,120 |
| Romel Jagroop General Construction | $62,120,275 |
Meanwhile, the Lusignan/Mon Repos Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) joined with residents of Mon Repos to repair the existing bridge that was dilapidated.
This was done through self help by villagers last Sunday.
The NDC donated some of the material to do the bridge along Melsha Road.
The bridge that was recently renovated by villagers and the Lusignan/Mon Repos NDC
It was further disclosed by residents that the respective NDCs needs to give villagers the opportunity and assistance to develop where they live and not “only help their friends and take taxpayers money and do their own thing.”
One resident said that the Chairperson for the NDC was cooperative and this motivated persons in the area to come out to assist.
“One resident even spent $120,000 to purchase materials for the bridge. These are the type of things that we need.”
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