Bamenda road-work maintenance, ‘adding salt into wounds’

The population of Bamenda have described the maintenance of road networks currently taking place in the town of City, as abnormal and untimely.

The reactions comes in at a time that authorities of the region are currently rehabilitating some stretches.

Rehabilitation work is currently taking place on the stretch from Miss Ngeng junction to City Chemist roundabout.

Speaking to CNA, road users say scrapping the old tar to replace with ground will be dangerous, especially with the dry season fast approaching.

“I don’t support what they are doing because I have never seen it anywhere that maintenance is done in the heart of a town with ground. The kind of dust we will experience during the dry season will be horrible,” a road user said.

Others have warned that the situation may lead to a lot of health problems.

“It has not been long they did the same thing on the road from Veterinary junction to Old Town. Only the dust that is coming out is terrible. It seems we are already in the dry season. All these is dangerous for our health,” a bike rider by name Ernest said.

Some taxi drivers are of the opinion that the roads won’t last, just like some sections that were rehabilitated some months back.