MIDH Says Entrances to the City Will Be Fixed When Rains Subside

The recent rains have been blamed for washing away culverts and breaking up streets and roads. Personnel from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing have been working around the clock, seven days a week to repair and restore these important arteries across the country.  And while it has been possible to carry out work for some of the damage, like replacing collapsed culverts, repairing or resurfacing streets and roads, it is not possible until the rain subsides. Both the northern and western entrances to Belize City are in deplorable condition and drivers are swaying left and right to dodge big potholes. C.E.O. at the M.I.D.H, Victor Espat assures that the Ministry has been responding to calls to fix the roads, and while they have adequate equipment, resources, and manpower, the rains have literally dampened the efforts to get those repairs done as quickly as possible. Espat said that the Philip Goldson Highway from the Buttonwood Bay Roundabout to the city is already going through the procurement process and work should start very soon to resurface that portion of road with hot mix. Streets in Belize City, meanwhile fall under the Belize City Council’s management and Deputy Mayor, Alan Pollard told us that those too will be repaired when the rains subside.