Over 200 residents of Bartica, Region Seven yesterday dug a ditch across the Bartica/Potaro Road, cutting off access to the interior to protest the road’s deteriorating state.
Regional workers later re-filled the road and traffic resumed, Region Seven Chairman Gordon Bradford told Stabroek News, after the protest action at Two Miles, Bartica/Potaro road.
The road has deteriorated with increased traffic since the three-week protest in