TRAFFIC on the East Coast Highway in the vicinity of  Better Hope, East Coast Demerara was snarled yesterday shortly after 1 pm, when a utility pole bearing both the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) and Guyana Power and Light (GPL) wires collapsed, leaving wires strewn on the carriageway at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. However, staffers from GPL were shortly on the scene, disconnecting the electricity from the area.
The police were also there, manning traffic, which was confined to one lane going up the lower East Coast Demerara, as the other lane was blocked by the hanging wires on the road.

The collapsed utility pole that snarled traffic yesterday at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara which had to be diverted under the watchful eyes of police ranks. (Sonell Nelson photos)

GPL staffers, responding promptly to the scene,  disclosed that they were awaiting materials to replace the downed utility pole. The situation was later rectified, and traffic flowed as per normal after a few hours.