Residents urge swift repairs to collapsed section at Dennis and Middleton Streets

Urgent works have commenced at the collapsed section of Dennis and Middleton Streets in Georgetown, with residents calling for swift action to restore the busy roadway.

The Ministry of Public Works said in a statement that the collapse on Wednesday was caused by the weight of a concrete truck. The area has been temporarily closed to facilitate repairs, which are expected to last 14 days beginning September 10.

S. Jagmohan Construction and General Supplies Inc., in a press release on Thursday, clarified that the incident occurred outside the boundaries of the recently completed Conversation Tree to Dennis Street Road Enhancement Project.

“The company was responsible for Lot 8A- Conversation Tree to Delhi Street and subsequently completed Lot 8B- Delhi Street to Sheriff Street, which was initially awarded to Kalco Guyana Inc. However…the area of failure lies outside both sections executed and delivered by S. Jagmohan Construction and General Supplies Inc.,” the release stated.

Residents urged urgency in the response.
“I think that they should do better work. It look very bad and they need to get it sorted out as soon as possible. Sometimes the traffic does be too heavy, and the hold-up and the delay. I think they should look into it urgent,” said Devon Zammett.

Another resident, Mark Murray, also pointed to the inconvenience.
“We couldn’t have used the vicinity, we couldn’t use the route. You had to be taking other routes, and it was bad because this is a main entrance. As early as possible, if they could try their best to see what they could do it would be nice because you could see a lot of people use the vicinity,” he noted.

Motorists and pedestrians are urged to exercise caution, follow all directional signage, and use alternative routes where possible. The Ministry said the road remains open to light traffic only, while heavy-duty vehicles should seek alternative routes until repairs are completed.