Hon Vanterpool blames water for road damages
The Minister was speaking at a contract signing on Thursday January 7, 2016 at the Central Administration Complex in Road Town, the Virgin Islands capital city on the main island of Tortola.
“We have two spots that we are concerned about. We are looking at it. As you know asphalt and water don’t mix very well,” he said.
The two areas pointed out were a spot just past the Delta Petroleum service station at Pasea and the other near the Festival Grounds.
“We are going to make a major cut out of the sections but we want to look at why it is becoming damaged and make sure it doesn’t happen. It is water damage that shouldn’t have happened."
He said engineers are looking at it so as to determine what exactly the cause of the problem is. “It is something that we are looking at closely because we would not like to see it continue that way,” he said.
In October 2015 this news site reported that the stretch of road along the highway from the area of Treasure Isle all the way down to the Road Town Festival Grounds was being reconstructed. This is after the same stretch of road was resurfaced prior to the June 8, 2015 general elections.
According to persons we have spoken with, the repaving of the road, which had only been resurfaced a few months prior, was tantamount to throwing good money after bad at a time when the Government was hard pressed to find money to pay staffers of Government institutions and departments.
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36 Responses to “Hon Vanterpool blames water for road damages”
Haven't we seen enough of this Minister non value for our dollars @$$? How do we go about impeaching the NDP!
A year ago I told everyone to go to the polls and vote "None of the Above" because I had no confidence in either party or individual. You all thought it was a big joke.
No one's laughing now!
Mr. V...erpool, the reason for the road damage is because the work is mediocre. You need to invest the money in getting expertise in road and highway construction, and let those lazy a** PWD workers under study to get the appropriate experience. You know damn well that the flimsy speedily done resurfacing of the roads are not going to last. Why the f*** can't you people do the right thing to benefit the people of this territory, instead of a chosen few? Mark V...erpool you make me sick with your DECEITFUL backside. You don't love nor like your country, or you won't be doing everything to destroy it. You are the Devil.
Moreover, like preventative maintenance, effective drainage extends road life, retard deterioration, prevents hydroplaning, improves rideability, reduces operating and future reconstruction cost, improves road safety.... ....etc. Further, a heavy and prolonged rain, coupled with potholes, base failures and cracks, contributes to accelerated road deterioration. Specifically, heavy moisture within the base layer affects the granular transfer of the stress resulting from traffic loading. A saturated base, coupled with traffic cause to fail prematurely.
1. Q. Why did the road fail prematurely
A. Base failure
2. Why did the base failure occur ?
A. Poorly compacted and wet base
3. Why was the base wet?
A. rain
4. Why was asphalt place immediately after a heavy rain?
A. Lack of road construction training and education. Hurry to meet schedule and get work finish.
5. Why can't asphalt be put on wet base?
A. Wet base and traffic load cause road to fail prematurely
6. Why was not the asphalt lay down after the road had been dried out and tested
A. Got to ask the crew leader.
No engineers from Trinidad. Their roads and highways are not much better. You will get better work and expertise from the US mainland.