Rushed work? Sir Francis Drake Highway for 2nd resurfacing
Currently a stretch of road along the highway from the area of Treasure Isle all the way down to the Road Town Festival Grounds is being reconstructed. This is after the same stretch of road was resurfaced prior to the June 8, 2015 general elections.
Work, however, has been moving at snail’s pace since it started over a week ago.
This concern was put to Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) at a press conference on October 8, 2015 when he said, “I know we are aiming to do up to the roundabout and then once they reach there, they are going to repave from the Treasure Isle area to the roundabout and then they are going to do a similar function from the roundabout going back towards the eastern end.”
“When and how that happens I can’t give you a good answer right now but I know we are trying to move as quickly as possible,” Hon Vanterpool added as he offered an apology to the driving public for the inconvenience.
“This morning (Thursday) I drove on it and it wasn’t a pleasant thing to do so we are hoping that we can alleviate that problem very quickly, but we are working very hard towards that.”
He said work is being done on a very small part of the road that was done earlier this year, from the street lights at Pasea to Treasure Isle. “We weren’t happy with the quality with what was done and that’s the small stretch in terms of the bumps that you might have experienced.”
Asked how much is it costing Government to redo what was done before, Hon Vanterpool responded, “I have no clue, not a major portion, but it would have some costs as a result of that error.”
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22 Responses to “Rushed work? Sir Francis Drake Highway for 2nd resurfacing”
Moreover, the appearance of a road does not mean that maintenance work is not needed. Flexible roads and even rigid oavement (concrete) require specified surface treatments, ie, at points in their lifecycle regardless of their look. For example, a 20-year road will require a seal coat at the 7-year mark, an overlay at 15-year and reconstruction at the 20-year point. Typically, it is not a worst first philosophy but a preservation first. Timely maintenance investment is vital to extend road life, retard deterioration, improve ride quality, enhances performance......etc.
If reconstruction work was planned for September, why was major maintenance work performed in May 2015? Poor planning and ineffective expenfiture of scarce resources. Further, these SNAFUs are self inflicted wounds and unforced errors. They do not build confidence in the governing process and reinforces the cynicism the populate has about politics. But if you win at the polls, what is the problem? The problem is waste of tax payers scarce dollars. We have a moral obligation to maximize the use of tax payers dollars.
Moreover, the WFCW is a multi-use road but looking the road profile in the picture, the layers look thin. Typically, the layers are 12/8/2, ie, subgrade/base/surface thickness.
What a bunch of jokers this gov composed of, I swear these ppl only holding space just because. As a matter of fact the otr party a bunch of jokers as well. Everything they do they waste $$. Damn it man, why is it so hard to do a job once and done with it rather than squandering thousands & millions only to go over it again to go squander another set of millions. Somebody got to be collecting something from all this squandering. Then hear the lame @$$ response from the minister when asked what's the cost, he don't know! So you spending blindly then SMH. They having a field day with our tax dollars & if that ain enough they then go dipping in SS...the future of my kids & their kids looks grim in this place