The Tribune

FRUSTRATED residents and motorists continue to contact The Tribune in an effort to draw attention to daily woes of deepening potholes in the roads and unsightly and unhealthy mess around New Providence.

For motorists, open drains and potholes are a danger and damaging to vehicles. One reader says that potholes at the entrance to City Dump Road, off Harrold Road, have been left unattended for over a year. Another has pointed out the continued state of disrepair in Sweeting Street, off Shirley Street.

An open drain on the main Garden View Road off Bernard Road is now marked by a hazard cone placed by a concerned resident. The drain is reported to have been in a state of disrepair for at least three years. “Just a few months ago, a visitor to the community drove her car into it (cone was not visible that day),” an email to fixmystreet@tribunemedia.net read. “I understand that the person was not injured and was assisted in getting the car out of the drain by residents of Garden View.

“On behalf of Garden View, we would greatly appreciate any assistance in having the drain repaired to prevent additional damages to vehicles and potentially to individuals who might be unaware of ‘the deep hole in the road’.”

A familiar refrain is the area by the fish market at Montagu. “This was just ‘refreshed’ a couple of years ago and now look at it,” a reader writexs. “The sidewalk has been dug up and left to sit for more than a year - they didn’t even clear out the cement chunks and the hole just fills with trash. The stench from the dumpster in the parking lot is often overpowering and can sometimes be smelled from the beach if the wind is right.

“Then there is the issue of them (vendors) throwing the thousands of conch shells back into the harbour and the waverunners driving full speed and reckless into the launch, but one step at a time ...”

These concerns follow

In the past couple of weeks, trenches across East Bay Street and Golf Course Road which had been left unfilled, were repaired shortly after a notice appeared in the newspaper.

The Tribune has been drawing attention to areas that are being neglected, or are unsightly, unhealthy and being ignored by the relevant authorities, whether they be potholes in the road, uncollected garbage or abandoned cars.

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