Senior citizens plan march

Senior citizens are expected to make their presence felt as the House of Assembly begins its second sitting of the new parliamentary year today.

Legislators are set to resume debate of Government's Social Agenda Throne Speech.

No other matters are expected to be discussed unless MPs decide to speak on the motion to adjourn.

Planned rent increases on Bermuda Housing Trust properties which accommodate dozens of senior citizens have sparked outrage in some quarters and a march on parliament has been planned for today.

TCD: Cycle testing chamber closed

The Transport Control Department (TCD) announced that the cycle testing chamber will be closed one week for maintenance.

TCD said that the testing shed would remain shut until November 18.

“The reason for this closure according to Ministry officials is to install special machinery which is intended to make it easier to test cycles,” a TCD spokesman said.

He added TCD apologised for any inconvenience.

For more information contact TCD at 292-1271.

Road reopens after Fabian pounding

More than a year after Hurricane Fabian pounded South Road in Smith's to rubble, the road has been re-opened, the Ministry of Works and Engineering said.

Initial repairs left one lane of the road open over the last year, with traffic monitored by traffic lights. Repairs to restore it to a two-lane road began in late June of 2004.

On Friday, October 29, a Ministry spokesperson said, it was re-opened with two lanes.

The road was reinforced with an in-situ reinforced concrete wall: that is, concrete was placed in moulds (shutters) around a steel reinforcement cage, the spokesperson said.

The wall was specifically designed to accommodate certain wave strengths, and boulders were placed along its face to help break up the energy of any wave action.

A metal fence (safety rail) being shipped from the UK is still to be installed.

Both lanes are expected to remain open save for the odd daytime lane closure under traffic lights to resurface the road properly and erect the metal fence.