Herstelling residents call on authorities to fix roads

The main road in First Street, Herstelling New Scheme

Residents of Herstelling Housing Scheme on the East Bank Demerara are calling on the relevant authorities to address concerns that they have been raising for well over four years now.

For years, residents in the area have been demanding that repairs be done to the road which they say is a travesty and has been causing severe hardships for motorists.

Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday, a resident who gave his name as ‘Rocky’, said that the roads were built with loam, mud and sometimes crusher run and that when it rains the road is an absolute mess. He opined that the roads were