WHAT'S NOT WORKING?

The Parry Town main road in St. Ann is going, going, and will eventuallybe gone if something is not done soon.

A gaping breakaway has imperilled the lives of residents and motoristswho utilise the roadway. They complain that, since the issue regarding the humongousbreakaway was brought to the agency's attention by our news team in 2006, nomajor steps have been undertaken by Government to resolve the problem.

SYNOPSIS OF SITUATION:

In June last year, Tyrone's Watch reported that it appears that a gigantic monster had taken a chunk out of the Parry Town road. Well, the monster has come back for 'seconds', as residents claim that the underbelly of the breakaway is being eroded further.

When the news team visited the area (for the third time), cabbiesand residents were all too willing to voice their disgust and frustration atwhat they see as neglect on the authority's behalf.

One taxi operator, much to the delight of his five passengers, yesfive passengers, slowed to a crawl to voice his view that blocking the roadsin Ocho Rios is the sure-fire way to get Parry Town's distress addressed.

Veta Holness-Hunter, another resident, also supported this view. She said that other than the yellow caution stickers wrapped around sticks placed at the edge of the breakaway and a caution sign some feet away from the death fall, little has been done.

She also noted that she found extremely unprofessional, the lackof dialogue from the authority's end, as it related to plans geared towardsfixing the worsening thoroughfare.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

The National Works Agency (NWA).

WHAT'S THE STATUS?

Colin Morrison, senior com-munications officer at the NWA, saidwork has started in the area.

"Work started on the breakaway, but we are having problems souringthe boulders needed for the project,'he said. Morrison added that the currentrainy season is also hindering progress. Also, he was unable to state a timelinefor the project's completion.

CONCLUSION:

Although the NWT says that it has begun addressing the Parry Townbreakaway, it is still puzzling as to why the agency has taken so long to correctthe issue.

The problem was first highlighted in June, 2006, and now, one yearlater, the issue is yet to be fully resolved.

Tyrone's Watch hopes that it will not require a tragic incident to prompt the completion of this task.