Area Q, Turkeyen residents aggrieved at long-term neglect of roads

A water-filled crater stretches across one of the roads in Area Q, Turkeyen.

An aggrieved resident of Area Q, Turkeyen has lamented the state of the roads in the community compared to those in Pradoville 1, Goedverwagting, home to a number of current and former senior government officials.

Area Q residents have long complained about the state of their roads which are pockmarked with potholes and craters.

In a July 8, 2014 letter to Stabroek News, resident of the community, Amitabh S Singh, stated that the government and authorities responsible for road repairs have just turned a blind eye to the plight of the residents.

He noted that the roads have been in this condition for years now, with efforts neither by the Georgetown City Council