Truckers on Thursday called off an overnight protest about the Burma, Mahaicony access road after the Region Five Chairman ordered remedial works.
One of the truck drivers told Stabroek News the protest started on Wednesday around 11am and ended at 9am yesterday. The man, who asked not to named, said about 20 drivers and a few farmers, who use the road on a daily basis, blocked it and demanded that the authorities improve its condition.
He said the protest started when a truck became stuck in the road, enraging the driver,
