THE Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) notes that it will cost $375,000 to repair roads damaged by protests in Barrackpore on Monday.
The protests by residents were for water and better roads in the area. Resident say they had gone weeks without a pipe-borne supply of water.
In a release on Monday, the MOWT stated, “Today’s protest action affected seven locations along the Barrackpore connector roads.
“It came with an unnecessary cost of $375,000.00 to repair the asphalt surface that was damaged due to the protest fires ignited today.”
MOWT stated that there was burning debris at various points along Rochard Douglas Road, Papourie Road, Kanhai Road, St. Croix Road and Oropouche River Road, which serve as major connectors into the Barrackpore area.
It stated that over the past year, the Highways Division has undertaken routine road maintenance in the Barrackpore area which included the patching of over 1,770 square meters of roadway with asphalt.
However, MOWT noted that it was concerned with the condition of Papourie and St Croix Road.
It stated, “We are currently working to address landslips on St Croix Road and the rehabilitation of Papourie Road in the shortest possible time. In addition, design works have been approved to address localized landslips in the area.”
