PHILIPSBURG--Government is not attending to simple traffic and road works issues, because these will be used "to justify a multi-million dollar project," said National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Louie Laveist in a vague reference to the planned Simpson Bay Lagoon Causeway (bridge) on Tuesday.
To illustrate his view to the press on Tuesday, Laveist said government has allowed the pothole in the vicinity of Tropicana Casino in Cole Bay to become a crater, when all that needed to be done was "repair the hole," instead of allowing it to cripple businesses and affect traffic flow.
The damaged section of the road pointed out by Laveist was investigated by the Ministry of Infrastructure on Sunday morning with the purpose of starting repairs. However, the team found a larger than anticipated volume of groundwater and is now reassessing how to proceed with the work.
Laveist called on government members to "take their heads out of the trough and see the clouds. A simple situation is crippling ... this young country."
He added that government is "allowing businesses to suffer to justify campaign promises. ... It's a bloody shame. ... It ain't right what they doing to the people. The people of Cole Bay and the country in general have gone through enough frustration with the closure of half of Welfare Road for several months last year."
Laveist said government should work in the interest of the people instead of "satisfying a few of their fat cats' wishes, wants and needs with political promises."
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