Shyne Barrow Agrees with PM Proposed Traffic Measures

Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, echoed much of what the prime minister said in his presentation. He emphasized the need for the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing to conduct a thorough analysis of Belize’s traffic management system to identify areas for improvement. Barrow also supported the call for stricter enforcement and holding traffic violators accountable.

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition

“I believe that there should be a comprehensive study to see what more can be done from the Ministry of Infrastructure. I believe we need to move from the two-way highways and to expand the George Price. Mile sixty-eight is a perfect example of that. That should be a four-way highway. I think that’s where we need to go as far as infrastructure is concerned. Lighting is important as well, but I would agree that some of the solutions put forward by the Prime Minister seem to be headed in the right direction as far as breathalyzers, speed detectors, et cetera. I know that there was a story that there’s a bunch of breathalyzers in storage somewhere. But that all comes with a human resource, right? We need more people out there. Enforcing and enforcement has been a terrible challenge for this administration, but I do believe a comprehensive study needs to be done to see where it is a matter of enforcement, where the public needs to be held accountable and needs to be, properly, policed to ensure that they are complying with the law and what we can do as far as in  expanding infrastructure, um, to make our roads more safe.”