Hugh Ghanie Park residents call for repair of neglected road

A section of the road in Hugh Ghanie Park in Cummings Lodge, which is riddled with potholes. As a temporary fix, residents filled the holes with construction material.

Residents of Hugh Ghanie Park, in Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, say they are “fed up” of the deplorable community road and are calling on the authorities to address the neglected area.

“Drive, walk or ride through this area and if you can find about 10 feet of road that is smooth and you can drive properly on then I would call you a liar. The whole road, the entire thing, from start to finish and back bad. It’s so terrible that you can’t even call it a road anymore but a mud dam,” a resident, who identified himself as Chris James, told Stabroek News when it visited the area recently.

James explained that the road has been in a deplorable condition for “as long I could remember” and it continues to be overlooked by the authorities.