I will fix it! Premier unhappy about EE/LL road woes
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed his displeasure at the state of road works in the East End/Long Look community and has insisted that he will ensure the issues raised by residents will be fixed under his watch.
The area, which encompasses his constituency, has for years been the subject of endless complaints by residents for its neglected and poorly maintained road networks.
At a recent press conference, Premier Wheatley, who is also the Seventh District Representative and has oversight of the Long Look community, explained to reporters that a broken pipe damaged the roadway in that area.
“Apparently, there’s a broken pipe under the road that’s basically destroying the road, and so I expect for that to be rectified once they get that pipe fixed and they’ll resurface the road,” the Premier said.
The Premier further explained that more general works are being done in the Fat Hogs Bay area, where he noted there are some sewerage works being undertaken.
“They were doing some work with the manholes, etcetera. They’ll be having lots of other work being done to hook up homes to the gravity lines that will take you down to the pumping station that will then take the sewerage onto Paraquita Bay,” Dr Wheatley said.
Hold me to fixing it
In the meantime, with persistent and increasing complaints being made by residents of the territory about the state of the roadways — both on social media and traditional media platforms — the Premier said he too wanted to see some improvement in the state of affairs.
“I haven’t been completely pleased with how the work has been done there and in terms of the state of the road and how they’re conducting the work,” the Premier said.
He continued: “I would like to see some improvement there. I’m going to communicate that to the team who’s been doing the work there. And in the eastern end [of Tortola] just to say, I too am very displeased with the state of the roads there.”
Dr Wheatley then vowed that he will resolve the issue. “It’s completely unacceptable in my view and I plan to solve it. I plan to get it fixed. That’s something you can hold me to,” the Premier said.
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So as election time come close he remember it have potholes?
It has been this way for 3 years now under your watch. You and Marlon should be ashamed.
Too late…We want fresh blood…We voting for the lady…Not the one with the torch
will the premier also repair the roads in the west end area and all the pooorrrr public highways in the territory
Just don’t fix the highway from east to town
Imagine the people of east end were posting pics of the road with all the potholes that they have to drive through and that miserable one from the 3rd district had the nerve to ask if a few potholes is what they complaining about. He got time to chat all kinda p¡$$ ,but can’t find himself in a barber chair.
stripes who got the envelopes we aint want hear no stories or no door to for like a set of J witnesses
Talk is cheap you its a disgrace how bad our roads are especially east end
Seems like Sl** Wande already have his Re election slogan in place: “I will fix it. ?Forget that I was in office for the last 4 years, Just remember that my Grandfather was Premier too.? I will fix it. ?Don’t worry that I do not have a plan, ?I will fix it
Question is will you fix it right, rather than as an election gimmick? Every time it rains the same holes come back bigger and better because you all too damn disgusting to do it right the first time, or the last time!
Or, some idiot comes digs up what has just been repaired and never fix it.
No accountability in this country.
Potholes everywhere, drainage bad, concrete trucks dump their $hit on the road at every steep incline, gravel trucks dropping everything, excavators driving down roads, communication companies destroy mountain roads, the problems go on and on while no one says nothing, does nothing, or gives a $hit! Situation normal!
There are two in Pockwood Pond that water and sewage dug up an left them for months now causing multiple accidents and near misses. I wonder who manages that department.
There is no management at Public Works. There is a politician who has wasted three years of our lives and left the country in worse shape than when he started. While we had hope given DMV was running well, it now appears he just had good people and he left them alone. Faced with actually having to manage his lack of management skills is apparent, as is the deterioration of our quality-of-life in the Territory!
I have posted comment upon comment about the state of the roads. Here writing another one. Why in God’s Holy Name can’t the roads be fixed properly? You go to any country anywhere in the world their main roads are decent. Why? Why? Why? Is the BVI roads in this deplorable state for so long? Who are the engineers responsible for this? It us high time the govt get its act together in this regard. The time for talk is passed. We want to see action.
how dare you insult our 3rd district back 2 Africa style ,he still has his spear / wrap-around and shield plus other members of his tribe , Like the VG Queen ? and the V G ?, eDO , Ncar , CSc and those who sat in the street , not 4getting the bisHup, and silent oNe ? , so all they need is one AH DEM barge / and some paddles
Like youve fixed fish bay? Most expensive set a road in all BVI and was halfa**ed from the start. You could fix your way out of a wet paper bag.
You are going to put a bandage on the problem because election time is coming and you are under some intense BUSS CHEST FROM THE PEOPLE.
Imagine this the road Fish Bay just completed they claim and rain drizzled and water settles on the road the holes for the drains was built wrong i am a cobbler and and could have done a better job next time give a shoe maker the job to build a wedding dress
Awwww, did i offend you and him? That one hit you hard. Go suck a @#$%!! LOL LOL
I see people on social media thanking the Premier for fixing things. What is wrong with all you? We have 450 Million budget a year and we look like the poorest Third World Country. The First District is crying for representation. Don’t all you realize none of us has any representation only the Politician and their cronies do. The first had AF and was forced to breath in poisoned air for all these years.
@ please, you have said it. And he has more BUSS CHEAST TO COME. off script Pascal is a genius man.
BOBO is now unhappyyyyyy about EE/LL road woes? HIP HIP TO THE FREAKING HORAYYYY. This man really think he is talking to a bunch of mountain hill billies or something. They don’t give a shiznick about the roads messing up people vehicles. Why should they care that we the taxpayers is footing the bill for our cars that they are riding around in, they don’t have to pay it. They need to remember when they get in those cars, that is the peoples car that you are riding in flossing.
The roads can’t be fixed with that poor quality asphalt they continue to buy.
Dem patching eastend/longlook road with mud.
You mean with play dough and Elmers glue?
i ain voting none of yall in again !!! cause i dont understand how all my life i have to deal with this bullshit . i swear i dont wan live east no more because it has become the ghetto on tortola !!! yall dont take care of the community at all ! Learn to fix the road properly from just throwing cement inside of it !
No. He is just someone who needs to be told everything. He can neither see nor feel. What a thing!
I guess for the pass 3 years he have been flying and not driving. cause only now he notice the potholes wowwww.
when 2 weeks be4 election?