Belco to delay work on upgrading cable

Belco will delay its cable upgrade work in order to minimise traffic disruption during Cup Match, the company said on Tuesday. The electricity supplier, which is replacing ageing cables along South Road and Middle Road from Paget to Warwick to upgrade its power transmission system, said workers would not pass through the Paget traffic lights until after the first weekend in August.

“A plan is being put into place for when the work reaches the Paget lights,” said spokeswoman Linda Smith. “We are working with Works and Engineering on this so it has not yet been finalised. However, we have also pushed back the timing of the pass through the lights until after Cup Match i.e. August 10 to 12. We will put out a statement as soon as the details have been determined.”

The work involves using a moving set of traffic lights which are progressing along South Road towards Middle Road and causing tailbacks.

Radio broadcast on passport regulations

New US passport and visa regulations will be the subject of a radio broadcast featuring US Consul Margaret Pride on Saturday. The programme is at 10 a.m. on KJAZ 98.1FM or on the website at www.bdaradio.com.

Southlands ‘happening’ today

A “happening” outside the Southlands estate on South Road, Warwick, was scheduled to take place earlier this morning as opponents of a proposal to build a hotel on the wilderness area gathered for what was being advertised as a “meeting.”

With growing speculation that a Special Development Order is about to be granted for the proposed Jumeriah Southlands Hotel scheme, members of the BEST group intended to raise the profile of the issue and put pressure on Government by gathering near to the entrance of the Southlands estate between 7 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. today.

The exact nature of today’s protest was unclear last night, with organisers merely referring to it as a “meeting” of all those opposed to the hotel development, however, they emphasised there would be no disruption to traffic and no illegal activity.

Payment option not available tomorrow

The Transport Control Department’s online payment option will not be available tomorrow afternoon. The Ministry of Transport is replacing its existing vehicle and driver’s licence system with the new Driver and Vehicle Registration System. During the technical work all electronic TCD transactions, including booking appointments and relicensing vehicles will not be available. The public will be able to use them again on Monday at noon.