Residents of the Bougain-villea Housing Scheme, on the East Bank of Demerara, are concerned about the impact of the ongoing four-lane public road expansion on their community, saying they are already enduring drainage problems as a result of the project.
“When we bought this house it was because it was a gated community .The canal was there as a separation and the children could then ride on this street without fear that a vehicle from the nearby highway could at any time careen off and slam into them…We felt safer at nights because persons couldn’t easily access our homes and could breathe without the stench of stagnant toilet water,” a resident yesterday told Stabroek News.
He said that since the construction of the four- lane highway, there has already been drainage problems as the canal, which ran north to south on the eastern half of the road, was filled in