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Jun 08, 2014 News
Traffic Chief Superintendent Hugh Denhert told Kaieteur News that efforts are afoot to have the traffic lights within the Georgetown area coordinated so that the flow of traffic from one light to another can be continuous in an effort to alleviate congestion.
According to Denhert, the lights will be coordinated in such a way that there will be a steady flow of traffic “so that if you get the green light at Regent Street you will get it on Croal Street and then at Brickdam, it might just be couple of seconds different, so you don’t have to stop when you are going right through.”
He said that this procedure was already being implemented, but the lights that are using power from the GPL (Guyana Power and Light) grid, whenever there is a power outage (blackout) it affects the coordination of the lights “so sometimes you might find that when you reach one corner and get the green light and you just go up a corner and get the red and have to stop, that starts the congestion.”
The Traffic Chief explained that while it is understood that the traffic congestion for the most part has to do with more vehicles coming on the roadways everyday while the roads remain the same in terms of number, there is nothing that could be done on his part to aid in facilitating a strategic change.
He said that the work is being done in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Works, which has responsibility and control of the traffic lights and roads.
Denhert said that in addition to a lack of space on the roads, what is compounding it “is the fact that all over the city there are presently ongoing road works and laying of sewage pipes, so when motorists approach those areas they have to do so at a slow pace and avoid all the craters.”
He continued that persons vending on the pavement which leads to pedestrians having to walk on the roads, is also contributing to the congestion.
The Traffic Chief did note that a study is currently being conducted by the Home Affairs Ministry “to make certain streets one-way to see if by doing that it would relieve the congestion somewhat.”
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