A Hopewell, Chalky Mount, St Andrew mother is living in fear that her home could slip into a nearby gully as a result of work done by the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW).But the MTW’s deputy chief engineer Philip Tudor has assured that the ministry has been trying to find a solution.Small business owner Camille Bryant, who occupies an upstairs and downstairs wall and timber house with eight other occupants, told Barbados TODAY on Thursday that from what she could see, a substantial amount of water was settling under a stack of gabion baskets the MTW had erected directly in front of her house.She said while the work, which has been starting and stopping since October 2021, was done to help stabilise the eroding land, it was creating problems for her.“I believe that over time if nothing is done, the house will be pushed into the gully,” the concerned resident said.
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources has completed a temporary road around the abandoned bridge at Bawdens, St Andrew. Personnel from that ministry, assisted by operators and equipment from the Soil Conservation Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security, installed drainage pipes and a temporary road surface over the riverbed, providing a new access to residents of surrounding districts. The temporary crossing is designed to …
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St Andrew residents are upset that another bridge in the parish has been closed suddenly. However, Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works, Maintenance and Water Resources Dr Romel Springer said the closure of the Bawdens bridge was unavoidable and had to be done to protect residents and motorists. “The state of the bridge was brought to our attention on Wednesday and on Thursday senior …
As the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) works to restore water to thousands of customers affected by outages, the Acting Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Dr Romel Springer, is reassuring residents that all is being done following much needed repairs. The Minister was giving an update on day three of the emergency work at the Belle Pumping Station, where workmen encountered some issues that have set back the repair …