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safe29 wrote:I make the commute to and from San Fernando to Point Fortin on a daily basis as I work there. The traffic isn’t that bad to warrant a $7.6 b highway. The occasional traffic pile up is usually caused by -
1. Flooding on the Creek
2. Heavy vehicle traffic- which can alleviated by only allowing the heavy vehicle to travel the roads at night.
3. Bad Roads.
A faction of that highway money can be spent to address these problems and the rest spent on more critical areas such as health care. People fail to realise that a countries development status is not determined by how much big building and interchanges you have but the general wellbeing its citizens.
This highway is not necessary!!!!!!!
safe29 wrote:I make the commute to and from San Fernando to Point Fortin on a daily basis as I work there. The traffic isn’t that bad to warrant a $7.6 b highway. The occasional traffic pile up is usually caused by -
1. Flooding on the Creek
2. Heavy vehicle traffic- which can alleviated by only allowing the heavy vehicle to travel the roads at night.
3. Bad Roads.
A faction of that highway money can be spent to address these problems and the rest spent on more critical areas such as health care. People fail to realise that a countries development status is not determined by how much big building and interchanges you have but the general wellbeing its citizens.
This highway is not necessary!!!!!!!
Mark! wrote:are these places in Trinidad??
safe29 wrote:Aaron 2NR, agreed to some extent, but dont you think a more viable option would be to better utilize the natural deep water habour in the area to transport heavy machinery.
The goverment application for funds for this project was denied recently..Where are they going to get the finances??? 7.6 is alot of money.
kurpal_v2 wrote:safe29 wrote:Aaron 2NR, agreed to some extent, but dont you think a more viable option would be to better utilize the natural deep water habour in the area to transport heavy machinery.
The goverment application for funds for this project was denied recently..Where are they going to get the finances??? 7.6 is alot of money.
This is a jk right?
geometron wrote:y one doh cut thru sando or laventille? tdad govt really izza failure oui!
Highway Re-Route wrote:The Case :
This highway will cost approx 7.6 Billion Dollars!!!
It involves : Destruction of over 300 homes, 400 acres of prime argricultural lands, the DEBE Market, schools, places of worship, 61 oil wells to be capped.....No clue about compensation or relocation...do they really think we'll just give up our lands that easily?
I am no architect but I am pretty certain that they can come up with a new route - one which does not involve wasting so much dam money!
Get serious Jack...you cannot disrupt these communities already established without major societal/ecological/environmental consequences.
Is anyone here in support of this make-work project tailored for bustle, prestige and deal, rather than ital development?
Highway Re-Route wrote:Most trini’s believe that creating an asphalt and concrete jungle is true development with little or no consideration to the environment. How an I change your mindset? A small minority including myself adore nature..the rest believe that the tall buildings in New York city is absolutely marvelous and what we should aim for here.
After reading all your posts, perhaps I should define what is sustainable development - it is a pattern of growth in which resource use aims to meet (Sociopolitical) human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come (Wikipedia)
THIS HIGHWAY DOES NOT PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
Environmental - Over 400 acres of prime agricultural lands will be destroyed. This affects 200 farmers who depend on their lands to support their families and provide much needed income in these hard times. Imagine destroying soil with a geo-fertilty of 15 feet deep which could support a fifteen hundred year food basket. Agriculture, Food Production and nutrition security is ranked 2nd in the government's five priority items in it's medium term policy framework...
There is very little noise and dust pollution in the areas carded for destruction plus the abundant vegetation works to counter balance any CO2 emissions.
These areas have a rich and diverse historical and cultural background. The site where Trinidad's oldest resident - The Banwari Man - is in close proximity to the proposed highway. Lastly this project will use up 7.6 BILLION Dollars - maybe more than that - financing which has not so far been forthcoming. The 1.5 Billion Dollars which they are using currently was taken from Central Bank's trasury deposits - tax payers income.
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