Derelict Vehicles are A Recurring Problem

The mayor explained that the pumping station near the Yarborough Bridge is ready to kick into action whenever there is excessive rains that cause widespread flooding in Belize City. But one other issue that is a bit trickier to deal with is derelict vehicles. The mayor says that the council has an ongoing program to remove derelict vehicles. It’s a recurring issue because as soon as they remove the vehicles, more are parked on the streetside again. There is an area on the Faber’s Road Extension that the council is paying keen attention to and they will put traffic markers on the street to try to prevent the problem from repeating.

 

Bernard Wagner, Mayor, Belize City

“We are looking through our traffic committee and are putting together some sort of recommendation, where we will look at really redlining that entire stretch up to, I think Rio Grande Crescent.  But we will – we have done a study for all the residential homes along the Faber’s Road and in that study, our city planner found that there are spaces for people to park on the area that is owned by the city for most of the homes. So we are looking to pass a required S.I after the consultations with the residents in that area in the Faber’s Road area. But we are looking to redline that entire stretch right from the Boulevard. We are redlining it up to Rio Grande Crescent. No one will be allowed to park on that street once we have completed the consultations. But that is where we want to go because we have seen that is a main thoroughfare for many of the big trucks going into the Port Area. And many times people traversing that area have to be waiting while the next vehicle comes out. And so that is one of the solutions that has come out of the traffic committee to really address that situation that has been long pending and has really been a pain for residents and pedestrians and motorists driving in that area.”