I refer to a letter in today's (Saturday) issue of the Guardian to the Editor from Gary Fitzwilliam of Diego Martin (see letter below) who suggested that the Ministry of Works and Transport invest in four “pothole” trucks as existed a few years ago, to carry out pothole repairs.
In principle the suggestion is a very good one but with the size of the potholes today, the very same trucks that are supposed to be used to repair them may well be in need of repairs themselves because of the potholes, thus defeating their purpose.
One of the main problems to my mind is that our roads are not built for the size and tonnage of trucks and other heavy duty vehicles that now use our roads.
I am proposing that a scaled system be put into effect thereby barring vehicles of a certain weight from using certain roads.
Notwithstanding the above advice, I will have the staff at the Ministry of Works and Transport in the first instance do some research on the subject and in the second instance I will accelerate the fixing of potholes and other road defects in collaboration with the respective Corporations.
Jack Warner | Minister of Works and Transport
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The letter....
I remember while residing in Tobago in 2003—2004, there was a “pothole truck”—repair unit.
If memory serves me right it was made in Germany. It was a large vehicle that housed everything needed to carry out pothole repairs.
I have not seen this truck since 2004. I really don’t know what the THA has done with it, but Minister Jack Warner, you need to purchase four of these trucks, one each for the North, South, East and West.
These units would be required to work on a continuous basis which would ensure a pothole-free country, once you don’t make them disappear like Tobago did with its.
Gary Fitzwilliam | Diego Martin
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