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By Nakinskie Robinson
Residents of McGlashen in Mount Prospect, West Rural St. Andrew, who were marooned after a section of the road in their community collapsed, have resorted to using a temporary foot path for entry and exit.
Speaking with Radio Jamaica News, Member of Parliament Juliet Cuthbert Flynn said the pathway is not ideal for any type of commute but is the only available route.
The road collapsed on November 2, during heavy rains.
Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn says she has since procured marl for the road to make the trek easier.
The collapsed roadway is the only drivable route leading to and from the community heading into Golden Spring and Brandon Hill.
The MP says the National Water Commission has begun laying pipes to restore water supply to residents.
But she says the National Works Agency is still conducting assessments to capture the extent of the road damage and the amount of funds needed for repairs.
"I've not received any reports just yet and I think they have to really quantify the damage. What is going to be the alternate route, if there is any that was identified? Because again, as you know, where the landslide took place, houses are metres away from there. Are they going to encroach on somebody else's property? So I think a lot of things would have to go into this assessment," she noted.
She said no clear timeline has been set for the completion of assessment given the extent of damage.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn said the authorities are also working to rehabilitate another foot path for coffee farmers.
"There was a farm road that was cut years and years ago, and we are going to try to reinstate that through possibly a RADA programme so that the coffee farmers are able to get to and from the Mount Prospect area to the Mount Horeb area, which is the other side of where the breakaway is. But that will also ease the burden," she said.
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