Sophia residents protest over dust from road works

Residents stood on and around the items which were placed to block a section of Dennis Street, Sophia to ensure no access to the community.
Residents stood on and around the items which were placed to block a section of Dennis Street, Sophia to ensure no access to the community.
Residents stood on and around the items which were placed to block a section of Dennis Street, Sophia to ensure no access to the community.

Sophia residents yesterday decided that they had had enough and blocked sections of Dennis Street to protest dust pollution in the area caused by incomplete works on the road.

The residents, from various parts of the community, turned out in their numbers and shouted their feelings about the situation. Their main concern was the dust, which emerges from vehicles traversing on the crusher run currently in place and which they say has been severely affecting them.

Broken chairs, pieces of wood and empty barrels were among the items