THE Ministry of Public Infrastructure has heard the cries of residents living along the corridor from Fort Wellington to Bath Settlement in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and will be installing street lights along the vulnerable stretch soon.

A resident recently voiced his concern via letter to Stabroek News highlighting that, “Numerous accidents have occurred over the years with vehicles colliding with animals and other vehicles on that stretch of road from Fort Wellington to Bath at nights.”
In a notice, the ministry said the engineer responsible for erecting lights along the public road reported to the Ministry, on Wednesday, that a request was submitted to include lights in the area. The request was approved.

The engineer added that the villages along the Fort Wellington to Bath stretch and several in Regions three, four and other parts of Region five were earmarked for street lights. According to him, the installation of those lights from Fort Wellington to Bath Settlement could commence before the end of this year as the lights had already been procured.