Police to regularise several city bus parks
Inspector Cheryl Layne and Deputy Superintendent Ramesh Ashram
Inspector Cheryl Layne and Deputy Superintendent Ramesh Ashram

THE Police in ‘A’ Division are presently in the process of regularising several mini-bus parks as part of their efforts to bring traffic lawlessness to an end, or significantly alleviate the problem.Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle in the presence of ‘A’ Division Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken, the divisional traffic officer Ramesh Ashram explained that the department had observed that on Regent and Robb Streets, they were forced to place markings cautioning motorists to desist from diagonal parking since its leads to the obstruction of traffic flow.
He went on to speak about the securing and placing of boulders at the Routes 41, 42, 45,46 and 47 bus parks to bring some degree of normalcy to the manner in which those minibus operators seek to load passengers as the present system is very chaotic.
Special emphasis will be placed on the Mocha bus park, which is also used by Grove buses and short-drop cars. According to the senior police officer, boulders will also be placed in that area to separate the mini-buses from the hire cars and prevent the jumping of queues to get passengers.
Meanwhile, Inspector Cheryl Layne pointed out that the police are also expected to have a more visible presence in and around the Stabroek Market area, especially the bus parks, as numerous complaints continue to be levelled against some operators and the manner in which they conduct their affairs.
According to Inspector Layne, there will be zero tolerance to the approach adopted by some motorists who believe that they could breach the traffic codes and walk away without action by the police. She called on persons to report to the police, any motorists, be they car or mini-bus drivers who overload buses, play loud music and carry out other acts which are considered a breach of their road service licences.
To make movement around the city a bit easier also, the division is working along with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to erect upright road signs and to assist in the placing of road markings in some areas.
Those areas likely to see additional road markings and upright traffic signs include Robb Street, Regent Street, and some other commonly congested areas.
Over the last few years, the Guyana Police Force has been placing much more emphasis on traffic management and control, which to some extent has seen some reduction in the build-up of traffic in some areas.
At present there are arrangements in place to address the traffic issues of bringing traffic from the West Bank and West Coast of Demerara over to Georgetown in the morning, while a similar system is in place to take the traffic back to those areas in the afternoons.
There is also a similar posture adopted on the East Coast of Demerara where between 07:00hrs and 09:00hrs in the mornings, motorists are only allowed to travel west along the Railway Embankment to ease the traffic congestion on the main carriageway.
There is however not a system to address the build-up of traffic in the same areas which is usually evident in the afternoons.

By Leroy Smith

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