Contracts for roadworks, some of which are within the parameters of GYD $100 million, have been secured for extension, enhancement or repairs to be done in Angoy’s Avenue and the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) Scheme, among other areas. Back in April, the Ministry of Public Works signed over $4.2 billion in contracts for a number of road works in several Region Six communities.

While grateful for the development in their respective communities, many residents are bemoaning the slothful pace at which the work is being conducted. Many walkways have for decades been impassable when aggravated by the rainy weather. Further, there are some residents who are suspicious at the suddenness of works done to upgrade their roads and by-ways. It is no isolated view that most of these are mere efforts by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration to secure itself within these communities by providing the much-needed infrastructural improvements, as general and regional elections are imminent.

One perspective in the politically assorted community of Angoy’s Avenue is that given it is an elections year, politicians are seeking to heap assurances and guarantees, thus the haste to tend to the needs of the more depressed areas. Promises to attend to issues were repeatedly given to frustrated residents of Angoy’s Avenue in particular, who remain at the mercy of the weather conditions. The crossroads are nightmarish when it rains for just about five to ten minutes, after which many sections of the community become inundated by water. As the water recedes, the walkways become impassable as children attempt to navigate their way to school, and adults to work. Already some crossroads and walkways have been completed, paved and modeled in cement, much to the relief of many who took up dwelling in that community for over ten years. The main roads are currently under construction, along with the alleyways. (Kaieteur News)