Heavy rainfall in the Rupununi has delayed the commencement of works on the Lethem to Aishalton road, which was recently damaged by flash flooding, Chairman of the Region Nine Democratic Council Brian Allicock says.
It is almost two weeks since heavy rains caused flash flooding just outside of Lethem, destroying a culvert and washing away a bridge leading to Aishalton, making the road temporarily impassable.
Allicock had told Stabroek News earlier in the week that the Aishalton Village Council had started “fetching boulders” and other materials to the section where the bridge once stood, to allow vehicles to safely pass, as they were waiting on the contractor to start construction.
