Four years after unsatisfactory repairs were done to fix Cinema Road, at Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, residents say they continue to endure an eroding, potholed road that has affected life in the street.
When Stabroek News visited the village on Monday, a resident who has lived there for six years said that the two ends of the road were repaired about four years ago while other parts had been patched.
However, the patches quickly eroded after the rainy season and no work has since been done to refill them.
Another resident, who provided her name as “Kim,” said the deplorable state of the road affects garbage disposal as the dump truck now only collects waste on Saturdays, while others refuse to go there.
She added that taxis and minibuses also refuse to use the road and would instruct passengers to disembark at the head of the road, forcing them to walk to their residences.
In a letter published in Stabroek News’ January 29, 2013 edition, Timothy Alphonso Smith, Secretary of the Resident and Home Owners‘ Association, described Cinema Road as