Linden roads crumble despite million-dollar repairs

A section of potholed road leading to the emergency entrance of the Linden Hospital Complex.

Despite millions spent on rehabilitation, main roads in several Linden communities are deteriorating and residents want government to examine the situation, saying that the recent frequent heavy rainfall due to La Nina phenomenon is making things worse.

The main access road to the Wisroc Housing Scheme; the road network at Block 22; the access roads at Blue Berry Hill and One Mile Extension; the roads at Wismar, at Dageraad Avenue, Mackenzie, Washer Pond, Amelia’s Ward, Retrieve, Speightland (Lower Kara Kara), Watooka, Fair’s Rust and Noitgedacht, are all in a deplorable state, according to residents, including motorists and bicyclists who say that complaints have not seen any action.

More than $100M in rehabilitation works have been done in less than five years, under the Linden municipality, the