Along the seawall in Georgetown…
An exercise to restore all non-functioning road lights along the stretch of seawall road between the Kitty Pump Station and the Pegasus Hotel, to further enhance the safety of visitors to that area, is currently underway, Traffic Engineer in the Public Works Ministry, Nigel Erskine, said yesterday.
He explained that several of the lights became inoperable after rodents which live around the area destroyed the light cables.
Erskine blamed the situation on visitors to the seawalls who, he said, would wantonly dump food boxes with leftovers.
He said a number of trash bins are to be set up shortly along the stretch, in an effort to curtail such irresponsible behaviour, and to help keep the area clean.
Erskine is urging visitors to the seawall to utilise those receptacles to dispose of all food boxes and other trash.
This will in addition, help to restore the natural beauty of the seawall area, he added.
Commenting on the apparent slow pace of marking unpopulated areas along the West Coast highway with thermoplastic road marking tape, also known as `flame tape’, to aid motorists, particularly at nights, Erskine explained that the lone team at the Ministry has for sometime being engaged in activities pertaining to preparations for the ICC20/20 cricket, which opens here this week.
However, following the cricket, the team will first visit New Amsterdam, Berbice, where they will enhance all road signage, inclusive of `Stop’, `School Crossing’ and ‘No Stopping’ signs, as well as effect repairs to non-working road lights in the township.
The exercise will be conducted with assistance from the Police, he said, adding that only two of the 26 roadlights there are currently in working order, and the team will seek to restore the full complement.
The other work schedules for the team before embarking on work on the West Coast Highway in another three months, are on the Essequibo Coast and East Bank Demerara.