The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has instructed vendors and owners of containers, derelict vehicles and unauthorised structures along a section of Thomas Street, Georgetown, to remove them immediately to facilitate planned road works.
In public notices issued in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and the Mayor and City Council, the ministry said Thomas Street Avenue, between Lamaha and Church streets, is being upgraded under the President’s Healthy Streets Initiative.
The directive applies to vending caravans, containers, derelict vehicles and unauthorised structures occupying the road reserve and other public spaces within the project area.
Specific notice was also given to owners of several containers situated along Thomas Street, next to the western fence of the Georgetown Public Hospital. The authorities said those containers were obstructing the planned works and preventing the timely progress of infrastructure activities.
“The containers are obstructing planned works and impeding the timely progress of infrastructure activities in the area,” one of the notices said.
The owners and occupants were asked to make arrangements for their immediate removal to allow the works to continue.
The ministry warned that enforcement action could be taken if the affected persons failed to comply. Containers near the hospital could be removed by the government agencies and the municipality, while other obstructions along the project corridor could be cleared in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
“The continued presence of these obstructions will impede construction activities and delay the timely execution of the project,” the second notice stated.
The ministry said the project is intended to create a cleaner, safer, more accessible and healthier street environment in Georgetown and called for the cooperation of those affected.
Neither notice specified a deadline for the removal of the structures or indicated where vendors operating in the affected area would be relocated.
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