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Taxi drivers to be relocated…Move due to East Bank road construction
“Is like them ain’t got no way to put we on de road fuh mek lil money,” cried one distressed taxi driver following the relocation of the Diamond Housing Scheme car park.
Diamond car park
The drivers are being forced to relocate for the fourth time to facilitate road widening works from the ‘high bridge’ at Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL).
While the contractor, BK International, executed works in the area, the park was situated on the eastern shoulder of the East Bank Public Road, in front of one of the commercial banks in Diamond.
According to one driver, following the completion of the stretch into a four-lane roadway, the drivers were asked to move to another location.
They lamented, yesterday, that the Ministry of Communities, formerly the Ministry of Local Government, should have some sort of arrangement put in place to regularise this situation.
They even added that the roadside vendors would be relocated to the same area where the car park is to be permanently placed.
The car park is situated near DDL ‘high bridge’- a spot many deem dangerous. In fact, many persons had complained of the taxis obstructing the smooth flow of traffic.
One resident, who requested anonymity, lives not too far from the “moving car park”. He said that the taxi drivers were removed from two previous locations.
One driver said that the park was first located inside the Diamond Housing Scheme near the entrance but they were forced to remove and the spot was taken over by the M&M Snackette. The drivers were then forced to establish a new park along the roadway but were once more forced to relocate to DDL.
Some drivers said that the government has two areas for the possible location of the park and the roadside vendors. The first option is inside the Diamond Housing Scheme next to the M&M Snackette, which is not being utilised at the moment.
The other option revealed by a driver is the establishment of a facility near to the area where a second entrance to Diamond Housing Scheme should be constructed. This option will also accommodate the roadside vendors.
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