TAXI DRIVERS AND commuters who use the alternate route to Lime Hall, St. Ann want it to be repaired.
The road which leads from St. Ann's Bay to Lime Hall and other surrounding communities was damaged during heavy rains associated with Hurricane Wilma last year has been covered with marl and basically nothing else has been done since.
All plants, trees and buildings along the roadway have turned 'snowflake white' while the dust which blows around throughout the day poses a serious health threat to residents.
"Everyday wi haffi put up wid dis. Dem need fi fix di road," one taxi driver told THE STAR.
His sentiments were echoed by other taxi drivers and passengers who use the roadway.
Shahine Robinson, Member of Parliament for North East, St. Ann which includes Lime Hall, agrees with residents that the roads really need to be fixed. She said the National Works Agency (NWA) had put a little oil on the road, however nothing else has been done.
She also says the poor road conditions along this road are similar to that of all the main roads in her constituency. "All the roads in my constituency need to be repaired," she told THE STAR.
Among the many roads which she says needs some serious attention are Drax Hall, Parry Town, Dunns Ville, Priory and White River roads which have sections that need to be corrected.
LITTLE SUCCESS
She says her attempts to get the NWA to address these roads have been with little success. THE STAR also experienced similar problems trying to get a response from the agency's road and works manager about its plans for the different roadways.
In the meantime she says the NWA recently started to repair the main road that leads to Lime Hall. Sections of this roadway had broken away during the heavy rains.
Despite the start of work, there is now no indication when it will be completed. Robinson says if there are no problems and everything remains constant then she anticipates that the work could be completed within six months.
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