The Tribune

By RICARDO WELLS

Tribune Staff Reporter

rwells@tribunemedia.net

EXTENSIVE road repairs being carried out on a mile-long stretch of Wulff Road this month have vexed scores of motorists forced to find alternative routes to offset traffic woes and poor driving conditions.

Over the last week, The Tribune has received calls and emails from motorists expressing their displeasure with the current state of the busy New Providence thoroughfare, many taking issue with how long the repairs are taking.

According to reports, repairs began earlier this month. At that time, officials gave the impression that work would be completed in “a couple of weeks”. Residents claimed that the tentative timeframe was only given once they inquired about the nature and specifics of the repairs.

The Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) is leading the repairs as it attempts to refurbish a series of integral underground pipes.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Colin Higgs, yesterday confirmed that his department was awaiting the completion of WSC’s leg of the repairs to begin the rehabilitation and re-paving of the Wulff Road area.

This week, The Tribune asked businesses in the area how they had been affected but all expressed satisfaction that officials had ensured access to them was not obstructed during the repairs. A spokesperson for one of the area’s most popular companies, FYP Builder’s Mall, said: “Business hasn’t been affected in any way. Our customers are able to get in and out of the store with relative ease and we are able to operate as usual.”

A WSC official told The Tribune that “the works are nearing completion and we should be substantially completed by this weekend”.

The works have affected motorists traversing a nearly mile-long stretch of Wulff Road, from the Claridge Road intersection to the East Street intersection.

There is no official word on when repairs would be completed.