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Erosion compromises Blue Berry Hill Bridge …Regional Officials to meet regarding situation

May 15, 2018 News

Major stakeholders across Region Ten are expected to meet today at the Regional Democratic Council office to decide on the requisite action to be taken regarding the Bridge linking Blueberry Hill and Cholomondley Hill.
The area surrounding the bridge has suffered massive erosion with the recent heavy and incessant rainfall. The structure has also been compromised.
Yesterday morning, Councillors from both the RDC and Linden Mayor and Town Council visited the area to assess the damage.
Councillor Gordon Callender of the RDC concluded that the bridge needs fixing like yesterday.
Callender said that he was at home when he received a call from residents of Blue Berry Hill concerning the heavy erosion and the threat it poses to the bridge.
“They indicated that there were some serious breaches at the bridge. They asked me to contact the Regional Chairman and inform him about the situation. This thing calls for immediate remedying …like yesterday.”
Callender said that residents are also calling on the relevant authorities to close the bridge to heavy vehicular traffic until the situation is rectified.
Regional Chairman Rennis Morian was out of the district, but is expected to meet with the relevant stakeholders today to decide on urgent intervention.
Echoing those very sentiments was works Committee Chairman of the RDC, Charles Sampson.
“Residents of Blue Berry Hill can expect immediate action by the Regional officials to remedy this situation because we don’t want further deterioration”.
The Blue Berry Hill and adjacent Cholomondley Hill areas are susceptible to heavy erosion especially during the rainy season given the mostly sandy terrain.
The bridge linking the two communities serve as an important link to many locations, including the Wismar Christianburg Secondary School, St Aidan’s Primary School and the Upper Demerara Hospital.

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