Another area that's in a mess is Neal's Pen Road, which was just paved this year. The work was obviously inferior and after the rains, the street looks just as pot holed as any 10-year-old street. The road was paved under the southside poverty alleviation project and we asked the man behind that project, Boots Martinez, who is also the area representative, what went wrong:..
Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"We believe that the heavy downfall of the rains, but that is not no instrument for making excuses. The contractor must go back and do what is necessary because we have a guarantee period and as I understand it the Ministry of Works have contacted the contractor to repair or make the necessary adjustment to the street."
Jules Vasquez
"I would look at that street as the materials were maybe inferior, the compaction was maybe inferior and the works itself maybe chip and seal need two layers, maybe it never had the proper two layers. That looks like an inferior job to me."
Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"I can't say, because again it's not the whole of Neal's Pen Road, it's a portion. You will say 85% of the road is holding. It's only certain portion and it was properly supervised by engineers. I don't know what failed that portion and I am not trying to play any engineer, but I know it must be rectified by the contractor."
We could not reach the contractor which is a Mennonite outfit out of Blue Creek.
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