THE Public Infrastructure Ministry is calling on public-spirited citizens to report the damage and stealing of electrical wires that are strategically placed to power sections of the highway lights along the Rupert Craig Highway.
The ministry in a statement said the destruction has caused much inconvenience to citizens.

“As recently as Friday, February 16, a team from the ministry noticed an individual attempting to vandalise the power feeds which energise sections of the highway lights along the Rupert Craig Highway. Unfortunately, this individual managed to escape and, upon closer inspection, it was evident that approximately 900 feet of the cable was already removed. Incidentally, the team had been in the vicinity to conduct repairs to vandalised power feeds associated with the traffic light system at the intersection of UG Road and the Railway Embankment,” the ministry said.

Similarly, vandalism of the highway lights, in the form of illegal connections to the Highway Lighting Distribution Network, in the vicinity of the Seawall Bandstand had led to the temporary disconnection of these lights, the Public Infrastructure Ministry said.
While the lights have been reconnected to ensure continued safety and convenience of the public, the vandalism of these lights has continued.

“It must be emphasised that vandalism severely compromises the integrity of these electrical systems and could ultimately eliminate the benefits of the infrastructure to the public,” the ministry said.

Persons can report these illegal acts to the ministry’s Public Relations Department on 227-0799, or to or the nearest police station.