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Bartica-Potaro road being re-evaluated- Benn

Aug 10, 2012 News

Following Wednesday’s protests by Barticians over the conditions of the Potaro Road, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, had announced that government is looking into the possibilities of repairs.
A government statement last evening quoted Benn as saying however, that additional funding will have to be found.
Since July 18 last, protestors took to the streets in Linden and have occupied the Kara Kara Bridge blocking access to interior locations. As a result, those familiar with the terrain reverted to the expensive alternative of accessing the interior, via the Bartica/Potaro road, located up the Essequibo River, in Region Seven.
Minister Benn explained that the fundamental problem of heavy and consistent rainfall in the area has significantly hindered the contractor’s work to better the road, and coupled with the fact that heavily laden trucks now traverse the roadways, there has been deterioration.
“…There is a problem with drainage for the road…additionally, trucks traversing the road along with the recent opening of a housing scheme at ‘5 Miles’, has resulted in the excess damage to the road.”
He added that in light of the current situation, additional funding would have to be sought to adequately surface the road.
Bartica/Potaro is the pathway to areas such as Mahdia and Mabura, Frenchman and others in Regions 8 and 9.
Bartica residents on Wednesday protested the condition of the road, burning tyres and digging a ditch across it.

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