Mile 1½ on George Price Highway Being Destroyed by Rain Waters

Closer to Belize City, near mile one and a half, the rains have caused waters to spill over the highway. The overflow is gutting two sections of the highway, making it almost impassable for small vehicles. The Ministry of Works is aware of the situation and Chief Engineer Officer Lennox Bradley says that the water has been unable to run to the catchment area of Krooman Lagoon. He says that lack of proper drainage and recent infrastructural developments in the area have caused this problem. 

Lennox Bradley

Lennox Bradley, Chief Engineer, Ministry of Works

“We also have another section on the George Price Highway on concern between mile one and one and a half approaching Belize City. That is a situation where progress brings problems. Areas that used to serve as catchment areas the Krooman Lagoon and another catchment area long that section of the road; people are filling up their lands so the water does not go to where it used to go before. So it is something that the dilemma that ministry will have to look at. It is not an overnight solution. But it is something that we will have to address. We are looking at possible areas where we have to drain it and of course the road will have to be lifted a bit. A lot of entrance along that section of the highway don’t have culverts. The drain is completely filled up because some people in filling up their land also filled up the drains. This is where we need to cooperation from the public. The highways have to be open. Drainage is paramount and when you block drainage you inconvenience a lot of travelers who use the highways.”