Section of Waterfront Drive & DeCastro St to be made ‘one-way’
This is according to Deputy Premier and Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (5), who told the House of Assembly today, September 2, 2019 that the public will be sensitised and consulted on the planned changes to ease congestion in Road Town via billboards and public meetings.
“Mr Speaker, when you are coming from the West End area and you are heading East, at the Admin Complex we would erect the [traffic] lights and we are intending to turn that Waterfront Drive into a one way heading East. Upon approaching the roundabout traffic would be able to turn left or go straight on to the dual carriageway.
“Mr Speaker, when you are leaving the dual carriageway and heading West, traffic would then be heading to Bobby’s [Supermarket] down on DeCastro Street. That would be a one way heading in that direction or you can continue around the roundabout or go over to where the Lime [Flow] building is at.”
According to Hon Rymer, there would a traffic loop within the city as the traffic would be heading West into DeCastro Street and motorists can “make a right into the street with Cutlass Tower” to gain access to Waterfront Drive, “If you don’t want to go around by Banco [Popular] or in that area.”
The Minister further said the intention is to turn the traffic in the opposite direction by Noel Lloyd Park “so that road would be heading West instead of East and then you would make your right on the Admin Drive.”
It is also the intention of Government to turn traffic on Main Street, “from Jose’s Hill, the other direction, one way, and hope to ease some traffic congestion.”
Hon Rymer emphasised that his revelations in the House of Assembly were just a brief summary of what Government plans to do and will be getting the public’s involvement in this transformation.
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16 Responses to “Section of Waterfront Drive & DeCastro St to be made ‘one-way’”
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roundabout 100 feet circumference
5 points to the round about
I suggest we divide 100/4 (4 for a little extra space off the round about at each point). That way the round about can stay operational before any driver has to stop for a crossing pedestrian. not that exact maths though.
This one way strategy for the road is all good for eastward travelers but it will create a serious traffic issue at the light by the complex on which that road will still be two way.
All west bound traffic will have to interfere with the two way traffic on the admin road and then there will be long lines of traffic for persons trying to turn back up into the east bound traffic thus slowing the west bound traffic at most times this traffic will have to wait for long periods of time as
a) the light will not be green long enough to allow enough cars to turn east
b) the short area for the east turning traffic on this road will not be long enough so it will create a back up in the west bound traffic
c) Not to be the horn blower but most persons here do not know that they can turn left on a red light as long as there is no on coming traffic
d) persons traveling along De'Castro street are already in a slow moving traffic and I can only see this as making it worse.
The way to alleviate some of this traffic is to divert some of the traffic that is on the highway on to the side road next to the ghut by the highway as well as onto main street. These two roads need to be designated no parking so that the flow of traffic would not be interrupted and possibly turning them into one way as well as De'Castro street.