Dear Editor,
I write to express my disgust about the slothful progress of the road repair project taking place in my street, Sunflower Close, South Ruimveldt Gardens. This project started about five weeks ago. In the first week the workers visited each house in the street to notify residents of the work which they were about to start. The workmen marked all the bad spots with spray that needed repairs. They also cut out the broken concrete and steel surrounding the bad spots so that they could neatly patch each spot with fresh concrete and other materials.
In the second week the workmen dug up the marked bad spots and cleared the road shoulders. Up until this point I was happy with the work being done on the road. However the work ceased for about two weeks. During this time residents faced tremendous discomfort and inconvenience because the road was left in a treacherous state. Some residents used sand and builders’ waste to build the bad spots that were left dug up so as to avoid their vehicles being stuck in the road. Despite the bad road condition most residents kept their cool since we understood that the road would not remain in such bad state forever.
The work restarted in the fifth week and I noticed that some bad spots were made bigger and deeper, and upon inquiry the contractor said that those spots were porous. These spots were filled with sand. The contractors parked their equipment to block entry into Sunflower Close for both south and north entrances on Tukeit Street. Residents had to park their vehicles on Tukeit Street or Greenheart Street. This parking arrangement soon became a problem for residents since their vehicles were broken into and they suffered loss of property and damage to property.
I observed that workers are proceeding with this project at a snail’s pace. They seem not to be cognizant of the fact that the area is fully developed and populated. I would truly like to see this project treated like an urban project and not one that is being done in Monkey Mountain. I would like to also ask the responsible ministry to kindly provide all materials for this project so that work can be done in a short time.
Yours faithfully,
Bruce Rodrigues
