THE Manzanilla Road that connects Mayaro to Sangre Grande along the east coast is in urgent need of repair and is now dubbed “The Manzanilla Forest.”
Member of Parliament for Mayaro Rushton Paray in a statement on Thursday said Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan assured that massive road repairs would be undertaken in southeast Trinidad, from Lazarri to Mile-End communities, along the rundown Naparima Mayaro Road. And he also promised urgent works on the dilapidated Manzanilla Road.
Paray said, “ Instead, the important traffic arteries are continuing to deteriorate, with gaping potholes, worsening landslides, decrepit bridges, and abandoned secondary and agricultural access roads. The neglected and unstable roads are among the worst in the entire country and are forcing motorists to spend their earnings each month repairing their vehicles. With dangerously overhanging bushes, residents and motorists are now describing that crumbling road as Manzanilla Forest.”
He added, “I again publicly appeal to the Minister to treat these urgent road conditions as the national emergency that they are and to immediately initiate comprehensive repair works. Failing that, affected and frustrated residents would intensify pressure on him and his Government to undertake these essential maintenance projects.”
AZPNews.com attempted to get a response from Sinanan on the issue.
