As of 5.30 pm yesterday, the City Engineer’s Department was still to cover an exposed manhole at James and La Penitence streets, Albouystown, despite an undertaking by acting Chief City Engineer Kenson Boston. At Monday’s statutory meeting of the City Council, Boston had promised to place a cover over the manhole by 4 pm yesterday. When Stabroek News visited the area after the set time, the residents quickly pointed out the manhole to be photographed and said that they have been waiting months for it to be covered. Several boards were seen inside the manhole, which is located at the corner of the two streets. Councillor Heston Bostwick has been calling on the Engineer’s Department to fix the exposed manhole due to the danger it poses to citizens. He told the council, “Three children have already fallen into the manhole on James Street. There are elderly people using the street also and having that manhole open is not good.” (Terrence Thompson photo)As of 5.30 pm yesterday, the City Engineer’s Department was still to cover an exposed manhole at James and La Penitence streets, Albouystown, despite an undertaking by acting Chief City Engineer Kenson Boston. At Monday’s statutory meeting of the City Council, Boston had promised to place a cover over the manhole by 4 pm yesterday. When Stabroek News visited the area after the set time, the residents quickly pointed out the manhole to be photographed and said that they have been waiting months for it to be covered. Several boards were seen inside the manhole, which is located at the corner of the two streets. Councillor Heston Bostwick has been calling on the Engineer’s Department to fix the exposed manhole due to the danger it poses to citizens. He told the council, “Three children have already fallen into the manhole on James Street. There are elderly people using the street also and having that manhole open is not good.”
