The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) contracted truck that got stuck along the main access road to Kamwatta Hill, at Mabaruma, in Region One, was removed yesterday morning, according to Toshao Henry Morris, who said traffic in and out of village has since returned to normal.
Henry told Sunday Stabroek that the contractor, working with GWI, was able to remove the truck. A backhoe was transported to the area on Friday night and used to help remove the truck. “The truck was removed this morning and I have noticed buses and other transportation coming in and going out of the village,” he said.
The road was blocked for almost a week after the truck, which was transporting a rig, slipped off of a temporary bypass that was created to facilitate the construction of a bridge.
The contractor had been drilling water wells in Kamwatta Hill village and was proceeding to the neighbouring community of White Creek when the truck got stuck.
Morris related on Friday that one of the main bridges in the community is currently being reconstructed and, as result, a bypass was created for residents to use temporarily. Given the situation, Morris said, residents advised the contractor to use an alternative route to prevent a mishap on the bypass.
“The next route needed some rehabilitative work but could have been used to transport the machinery to White Creek. I don’t know why they didn’t use that route,” he said.
The contractor, the toshao said, did not follow their advice. “They didn’t take our advice and use the by-pass and as the truck was going across, the back wheel slipped off. The truck behind it is also stuck on the roadway because it cannot be moved,” he had said.
The blockage had restricted movement to and from the village.
GWI Public Relations Officer Leana Bradshaw had said that efforts were made to remove the truck earlier in the week using a mini excavator but they were unsuccessful.
Meanwhile, Morris called on the regional administration to restart work on the bridge that was halted three weeks ago.
Henry said that the Regional Engineer had stopped construction works on the bridge after irregularities were identified. Construction of the bridge started two months ago, Henry pointed out.
