by Donna Sealy

THE TRANSPORTATION WOES of people who work and live in the Wildey triangle will soon be addressed.

Minister of Transport and Works John Boyce has asked that the routing of public service vehicles be examined by the relevant authorities.

Speaking at the meeting of the Democratic Labour Party's (DLP's) St George South branch at South District Primary School yesterday evening, he said the Wildey triangle traffic solution had "been hanging around the ministry for years".

"They tell me something like ten, 15 years as a way of easing the traffic in that area . . . . Yes there are problems with the residents of Clapham, workers at the BET [Cable & Wireless] and Shell station and the businesses which we have to address and which I've already asked to be addressed by re-examining the routing of buses and the minibuses in the area," he said.

The road traffic measures, which came into effect on April 27 and saw the changing of two roads to one-way, have drawn complaints from those who use public transport.

Boyce, who is the parliamentary representative for Christ Church South, also noted he did not think "any Barbadian can tell me that there's not been a much easier movement of the morning and evening traffic along the Wildey area".

"I travel it all the time . . . besides that, talking to the people at Carter's, talking to the people at McEnearney . . . [they] talk about how much better the traffic is flowing," he added.

The minister said his ministry was looking at a number of solutions to ease the movement of traffic in the country.

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