Three days are how much time angry Palo Seco residents say they are willing to give the Government to initiate work to fix deplorable roads or they will continue to protest.
Yesterday residents united from Los Charros to Erin to block roads to draw attention to the plight they face because of poor road conditions.
Old refrigerators, tree trunks, tyres and large boulders became the residents’ makeshift barriers across the SS Erin Road as residents demanded roadworks commence in their area.
“We are giving them three days, three days of passage to tell us when they fixing our roads,” declared Palo Seco resident Kenisha Rougier.
Yesterday schoolchildren and workers were forced to return home because of the blockage. Traffic stretched for miles during the protest.
Two residents were arrested in Rancho Quemado for obstruction and disorderly behaviour.
The residents, backed by their Member for Parliament Fitzgerald Jeffrey, accused the Government of political discrimination and neglect.
They claim road rehabilitation works stopped at Quarry Village, Siparia, the boundary between UNC-held Siparia constituency and the PNM-held La Brea constituency.
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Rambachan- No discrimination
Works Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan yesterday refuted allegations that Government was deliberately neglecting Palo Seco residents.
He assured that the SS Erin Road through Los Charros, Palo Seco has been earmarked for rehabilitation.
Rambachan, in a telephone interview said, “We have a scheduled programme of repaving of roads across the country and that road is in fact down for paving.”
He said his ministry is waiting on the release of a second tranche of a loan, which has already been approved, to initiate the next phase of road rehabilitation works.