Road users urge authorities to fill potholes on Railway Embankment

A bridge at Better Hope ECD filled with potholes

Drivers of vehicles traversing the Railway Embankment road on the East Coast Demerara are calling on the authorities to fill the many potholes on the roadway.

A bridge at Better Hope ECD filled with potholes
A bridge at Better Hope ECD filled with potholes

Many drivers and other road users have complained of suffering damage to their vehicles as a result of the potholes. Most of the potholes are small but deep and over the last few days, the rainfall has worsened the situation resulting in a build-up of traffic during peak hours. Road users believe that lack of maintenance on the road which is normally under heavy traffic on a daily basis, has resulted in the potholes.

The majority of the potholes are on bridges that link communities between Liliendaal and La Bonne Intention. Stabroek News observed many vehicles dodging the potholes in the road and moving at a slow pace.

Kenneth Ally, a driver on the UG/Plaisance bus park, told Stabroek News that in the last six months there has been an increase in potholes on the road. He said drivers have been constantly complaining of spending money on their vehicles. According to Ally, passengers would also complain of the rides being bumpy. He said this happens when they swerve from one side of the road to avoid potholes only to be met with more on the other side, especially when crossing the bridges.