Chaos on the railway embankment

Oct 09, 2025 Letters

Dear Editor,

Let me begin by saying I am aware that construction works on the railway embankment is still ongoing. However, the opening of the roadway to vehicular traffic in this unfinished state has created a very dangerous situation, especially from the Ogle roundabout to Conversation Tree.

Lane markings are sporadic; there are no caution signs nor traffic control mechanisms to guide safe usage of the roadway. Almost every night, persons are hitting into the concrete divider near the SBM office due to the absence of reflectors to guide the traffic.

The intersection of the embankment and UG Road, now with six lanes of traffic, has become a nightmare for both drivers and pedestrians crossing from UG Road. Without the requisite traffic control mechanism and the indiscipline nature of some drivers, there is a daily build up at this junction especially during the peak periods. If you don’t know how to ‘bore’, you can never get across the road. There is no pedestrian crossing to assist person wishing to traverse by foot.

Additionally, in the absence of a road shoulders in some sections, it was observed that persons are parking on the roadway. This has reduced the expected two-lane roadway to one and a half lane. I hope that some attention can be given to these observations as we move towards the creation of safe roadways and stress-free commute for all Guyanese.

Sincerely,

Zorina Gafoor

Resident of Turkeyen

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