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Port Kaituma residents disgusted with deplorable road
Residents of Port Kaituma, Region One, are disgusted at the deplorable state of the main access road which links Port Kaituma and Matthews Ridge.
Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, yesterday reiterated his comments from earlier this year that he is aware of the situation and his officials from the Ministry will look into the issue.
A section of the deplorable Port Kaituma Access Road
Kaieteur News understands that the barricades have been erected to prevent vehicles from using the road because of its current state. The problem is compounded by heavy rainfall.
Naeem Mohamed, Hinterland Engineer attached to the Works Ministry, said that numerous complaints about the Kaituma Access Road have been received and a team headed by Minister Benn will be visiting the region within the next two weeks.
Mohamed said the visit to the region will allow them to make an assessment on the state of the road and what appropriate measures need to be taken to rectify the current state.
This deplorable road links Port Kaituma and Matthews Ridge. Accessing the approximately 30-mile long loam road comes at a toll cost of $5,000 for buses and SUVs; $12,000 for trucks and $75,000 for excavators. There were reports of these vehicles, because of the road’s condition, usually being stuck for hours at a time.
In a government statement issued in January, former Chief Roads Engineer of the Ministry of Public Works, Leon Goring, stated that a contract valued at $50M was awarded to the Reunion Manganese Company to execute maintenance and rehabilitation works to the road.
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