Dear Editor,
The Agriculture Road in Mon Repos runs for about two miles, and its condition is nothing short of terrible, which is ridiculous. This road leads to GSA, NAREI, the GSA stock farm, GLDA and a few other businesses along the way. There are hire cars operating along this road.
Recently a branch of the Republic Bank opened at the head of this road. The traffic on this road is constant. The potholes on this road range in size from at least one to ten feet and more in circumference. Some have sharp edges and an abrupt drop of eight to more than twelve inches.
When it rains and these holes fill up with water you drive by guesswork, and you can imagine the damage to your tyres. Pedestrians and especially schoolchildren become pathfinders hopping and jumping with great consternation.
Anyone living around here in the years gone by will tell you that this road is mostly repaired only when a minister of the government is visiting one of the institutions in the area. Then the road is patched up and the sidewalks are trimmed, and I have even seen persons sweeping the road in preparation for the official’s big entrance.
Guyanese are hoping that the days of such selective enhancement is over. The ordinary citizens’ cars, buses, bicycles, shoes, boots and other footwear are not paid for by our taxes.
We have to delve into our pockets and find some way to offset these unnecessary expenses caused by the negligence of those responsible for the roads. The officials’ Prados, Kias etc, are paid for and maintained by our hard-earned tax payments.
And then any time this road is repaired it lasts no longer than four to six months. Why? Is it that something ‘do’ this road? Does this road have a ‘jumbie’ brukking it up? Is it that person or persons benefit when this road has to be regularly rebuilt?
Is it that the contractors hired to construct this road are unfit to do the job? I am suggesting that Parliament seriously contemplate hiring foreign contractors to build this piece of road.
Can those responsible look into this situation urgently. Visit the area at around 7-8 am on any weekday morning and see the situation for yourself. Do not come with the big government vehicle. We do not want to waste more taxpayer’s money when your tyres, etc, are damaged.
Yours faithfully,
B Shivdas
