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Traffic control by Guyana Water Inc’s contractors?

Jun 29, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

It is wonderful to see the efforts of Guyana Water Inc. to collaborate with the Guyana Police Force to control and possibly monitor the flow of traffic. Allow me to explain, a few months ago, residents of Eccles and several other communities lauded the awarding of contracts to clear drainage outlets (blocked again due to a lack of maintenance. The bridges damaged during this effort are still to be repaired by the contractor) and resurfacing of roadways. The latter completed to fairly high standards were most welcome. Lo and behold, imagine residents’ shock when within days, several streets were dug up to install pipes to expedient drainage. It was assumed that upon completion of the latter, that the roads would be recapped above said installed pipes. But no, weeks later, this is still to be done.

One can only conclude that the contractor was not contracted to repair the roads excavated or doesn’t care about the inconveniences caused as these sections are rapidly becoming impassable.

Several residents can only conclude that this is a subtle move to control the flow of traffic in said areas by ensuring that vehicles not only proceed slowly but only access certain streets. Kudos to the police force’s “Eye in the Sky operation”. Now motorists need to be wary and keep their eyes on the roads, literally and figuratively.

Who knew that the cooperative spirit between government agencies was so alive and well? PS please fix the portions of streets dug up to lay pipes. Commonsense would dictate that these infrastructural works are undertaken in a phased manner to avoid this conundrum!

Paul McAdam

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