Sando drivers complain: Experimental traffic plan causing problems

San Fernando Mayor Junia Regrello, at a San Fernando City Corporation statutory meeting recently, said the plan involves two major changes — a reversal of traffic on Mucurapo, Lord and Library streets and relocation of the Marabella, Princes Town, La Romaine and Fyzabad taxi stands. The plan is supposed to last for two weeks after which it will be reviewed .

When Newsday visited the Marabella taxi stand yesterday, drivers appeared bemused at the changes saying both ends of the taxi stand have been reversed with what was previously the front end, now regarded as the back end .

Azim Curban said this was an example of the “first being last and the last being first.” “Fellas who come after me done fill up already so is we to catch and we can’t even make a round because you have to make the entire block before coming back on the stand,” he said, adding, “Is pressure here boy. Is best you stay home and park up.” David Ramharack was in full agreement saying the plan would have been worse had it been implemented during the school term .

“They just take the traffic from one point and put it somewhere else,” he said. Ramharack said traffic wardens and police officers could have been used to manage and not change the entire scheme of traffic .

Meanwhile, one person said the plan did not take into account emergency and police vehicles as they would have to drive up one-way streets in time of emergencies .