The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is calling on the government to enforce the established Road Users Agreement to monitor the weight of supplies which are being transported on vehicles, in a bid to prevent the interior roads from being destroyed.
In a press release last week, the miners’ association said that while it welcomes the recent efforts by the government to maintain and improve the interior roads, airstrips and landings, it is calling for the enforcement of the established Road Users Agreement.
The statement said that the agreement stipulates and monitors weight restrictions for trucks and other vehicles which are transporting fuel and other supplies at key points such as Linden and Bartica. The GGDMA is of the view that some trucking services are damaging the roads in the interior which have to be used by the miners and other stakeholders, by transporting cargo in excess of the weight restrictions as stipulated in the Road Users Agreement.
