THE Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has expressed its concern about the deplorable state of the roads in and around the city.
“MANY of its roadways are broken, in a state of disrepair and, in some cases, even impassable,” said the council in a statement.

M&CC believes that one reason for the present state of the road is the single axle heavy duty vehicles which traverse the city on a daily basis.
An example is the extant negative condition of David Rose Street, South Ruimveldt Gardens, caused mainly by heavy duty single axle vehicles hauling building materials and other goods to an expanse of open land, which is now being developed by investors and other contractors, just beyond Cane View Avenue.

Residents have been complaining about the negative physical conditions of these roads, which make them unsafe.
It is public knowledge that the city council does not have the wherewithal to carry out urgent road repair works.

“It is also public knowledge that the Council is called upon to fulfil its statutory duties, including road building, to citizens with a very narrow revenue base,” the council said.

This, coupled with neglect by property owners to honour their civic obligation, the lack of valuation in the city for over twenty years, steep increases in the costs of goods and commodities used by the council to provide service to the citizens and a high level of indiscipline by some to care for city infrastructure exacerbate the situation.

Also, Council is considering approaching the Guyana Revenue Authority for a percentage of revenues from licensing of vehicle, to assist with the construction and maintenance of roads and facilities that are connected to them.