Road works to begin in Manchester

WALDERSTON, Manchester

MOTORISTS AND other users of the main road that connects Spaldings, Clarendon to Christiana in Manchester are expressing cynicism that it took almost three years of protest, demonstrations and accidents, for the authorities to announce repair plans for a dangerously eroded curve which overlooks a sheer precipice at Limit.

The section of the road near the Spring Ground intersection is so badly deteriorated that traffic has been reduced to a single lane. The eroded section is located beyond a curve, presenting a hazard to motorists unfamiliar with the area. The road is also unlit, which adds more peril for motorists and pedestrians who use it at night, especially when dazzled by oncoming lights.

Member of Parliament for the area, Audley Shaw, told The Gleaner on Saturday that after two years of appeal, the Ministry of Works has now allocated $5.9 million for the repairs, but he was unsure when the work would begin, he said.

A local taxi operator, commenting on the pending developments, remarked dismissively: "Cho, a nuff time mi hear dat."

A resident, Rose Dewar, said the road and the danger it presents have been highlighted in the press before, adding that she was disgusted by the fact signs have been erected at the curve in the past saying repairs would be carried out, but were always removed without any corrective work done.

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