Last week we reported on the battered state of the drain coverings on Southern Foreshore. Since then the covering have been removed, and the street has been closed.
The street, which is a major bypass for the congested downtown area has been blocked since last week. We asked the mayor what’s next...
Alex Courtney
"Now mayor speaking about congestion and traffic especially in downtown Belize City, I asked you this before but is there any update on the condition or repairs that's going on the Foreshore street?"
Darell Bradley, Mayor - Belize City
"I have to check on that because my understanding is that has been done already -- if it hasn't been done already the only thing is really just to source some of the slabs. One of the problems I indicated to you earlier is that we recognise that's a problem because of the corrosion from the sea water and its several times that we've had to repair those iron bars and it is nuisance so that we've had to block off a section of that street at times and we're trying to really change it so that we put down cement slabs that we don't have this problem in the future but I have to give you an update in relation to what is going on in relation to that."
Reporter
"Speaking generally about conditions of streets in the downtown area and across the city I know work continues on East and West Canal but there are certain sections that are still yet to be completed and they are couple others, any updates there?"
Darell Bradley, Mayor - Belize City
"Well one of the things that we are doing and we've done this previously is that we've actually determined that in the first week of December we actually put a pause on infrastructure works because we recognise that this is a significant time for members of the business community and so there were several works that are ongoing including the street that you mentioned. I know residence want anxiously to complete East and West Collet Canal but works will resume the first week in January when the congestion in relation to traffic flow especially in the downtown have subsided and people are back to business as usual."
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