Gov’t to address danger under Canefield Cliff

A slide under the Canefield Cliff last Sunday

Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has announced that government will be moving to acquire land for a road that will bypass the Canefield Cliff.

This as numerous landslides and rock falls have posed a danger to the motoring public. The latest incident took place on Sunday when a huge portion of rocks fell on the road. No one was hurt in the incident but there have been numerous complaints on the matter.

Addressing a government consultation on Monday, Skerrit said he has discussed the matter with the Leader of the Opposition and action will be taken and a bypass will be created in Morne Daniel.

“We will be moving in the cabinet tomorrow to compulsory acquire the lands to create the bypass at Morne Daniel with immediate action and to declare this road a public road so as to mitigate against the landslides,” he said.

Skerrit stated that the government is in consultation with French authorities who will be coming to Dominica next week to advise on slope stabilization in different parts of the island.

“This is one area that we will be seeking their advice on what can we do to mitigate against it,” he stated. “But you recognize that it is very hollow and this has not only come down during the rainy time even in hot sun it has eroded.”

He said there has been great anxiety on the matter and the slides have been inching into Morne Daniel and homes of residents.

“So we will be moving with the bypass,” Skerrit remarked. “There is some issue with a landowner who has blocked that section but we will move to surveyors to acquire this land by a cabinet decision tomorrow and to create that access.”

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36 Comments

  1. B VIDAL
    February 21, 2018

    WE dont want that road to take the same time as ROSALIE TO PITETSUFERE ROAD BARBYE

  2. L power
    February 21, 2018

    what about us in Elmshall? you waiting for people to die first? at least give us our bridge back, it will not cost 18 million.

  3. Too blessed to be stressed
    February 20, 2018

    Why not extend the road into the sea. This may help.

    • UDOHREADYET
      February 20, 2018

      Out of the frying pan into the fire… the ocean is unrelenting, especially during storms. The Bypass road is better idea. they can use that canefeild stretch to create a RACE TRACK!

    • UDOHREADYET
      February 20, 2018

      thats an idea but out of the frying pan into the fire… the ocean is unrelenting, especially during storms. The Bypass road is better idea. they can use that canefeild stretch to create a RACE TRACK!

  4. John
    February 20, 2018

    Take all that rock from the cliff to Melville Hall airport dump it into the ocean at the east end of the airport runway and extend the runway into the ocean so that jet aircraft 757 can land safely extend the runway by another 1000 feet,. A vehicle tunnel can be built under the runway.

    • UDOHREADYET
      February 20, 2018

      good idea but imagine how much it would cost to move millions of tons of rock from Roseau to Marigot… rocks from the melville hall river from dredging would be better.

  5. in these times
    February 20, 2018

    this is so funny. i feel bad for us as a nation. what is wrong with us really? this is like saying, tom, you will fall, fix yourself. tom looks at you and ignores you. TOM! fix yourself, you will fall. Tom does the same thing. Tom why dont you fix yourself before you fall and hurt yourself. Still nothing. Then tom falls hurts himself and expects everyone to run to his aid feeling sorry for him. this country is too free and we take no heed to any dangers waiting to happen. At the bottom of the goodwill back-road is another huge disaster waiting to happen. Antrim is another. we revel is nonsense mediocre patch work. The country is a mess!!! we dont even maintain our roads and highways to even regularly cut the bush growing onto it or even beautify them and we call ourselves the nature isle. We will have to call ourselves the climate isle because the climate is having its way with our blunders.

    • UDOHREADYET
      February 20, 2018

      this happens in every country, its a developing nation.

  6. February 20, 2018

    The problem can be solved by consulting with Dutch engineers, who are the best in the world. There is no need to build a road passing through Morne Daniel, with such high elevation.

  7. Patrick Star
    February 20, 2018

    We should take the cliff and push it somewhere else —>

  8. anonymous2
    February 20, 2018

    Strange proposition considering that cutting into Morne Daniel which is higher elevation is not going to solve the problem of slides. They need to put that heavy gage wire mesh that is put on rocky areas where there is a problem with rocks falling down into the road on the cliff to secure the hillside.

    • Faceup
      February 20, 2018

      The heavy mesh wire is used all over the French Antilles.

      • in these times
        February 20, 2018

        Not just there, in the US, Canada, Europe, south and Central America, Cuba etc. we act like these things are not for us and it is absurd to even think of using it here. but when we travel we marvel at the use of simple science and technology.

  9. Watching
    February 19, 2018

    Make sure they pass the road right next to the Chinese residential house at Morne Daniel and down the valley to WavinCork. LOL!

  10. L power
    February 19, 2018

    Ya you living Morne Daniel now i hear you buy de house so you want nice road. wicked!

    • in these times
      February 20, 2018

      His farm is up there too. Non the less i would HATE to see so much traffic passing though my area even though it may be the only alternative. In truth we have been lucky as we love to rely on one road in one road out mentality. Same for Roseau Valley. Same to go South

  11. Holiday Island Boy
    February 19, 2018

    Was it not a Caribbean construction company which build some roadway tunnels through the hills in St Lucia?
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/belfast1970/9046890492

    • in these times
      February 20, 2018

      And St. Kitts as well. but that is to advanced for dominica to even fathom

      • UDOHREADYET
        February 20, 2018

        Dominica was one of the first Islands in the Caribbean to have tunnels… there was a underground tunnel from Fort Young Hotel to Morne Bruce… know your history!

  12. Possie vibes
    February 19, 2018

    All that needs to be done in Dominica is cut deep into the cliffs reclaimed land and move the road more out into the see. Simple. Everywhere is reclaiming land except Dominica. There are more than enough mountain of tarish to build another Dominica.

    • derp
      February 20, 2018

      exactly all that dirt and soil that come down with Maria they can even expand Canefield airport… you know the airport in Grenada was built on the sea….

      • Man bites dogs
        February 20, 2018

        @ derp i have been to Grenada many times to see my friends, and the airport you talking about was not build on the sea it’s located on a peninsula if you talking about Maurice Bishop international airport missing the sea.

  13. Holiday Island Boy
    February 19, 2018

    Is this near the entrance to the Humming Bird Hotel?

    • Toto
      February 20, 2018

      No, closer to town/Domlec.

    • in these times
      February 20, 2018

      Yes it is. Just After Lyndhurst Funeral Home

  14. Ibo France
    February 19, 2018

    The safety of the people is of paramount importance. No delays! Move with alacrity to remedy the precarious situation.

  15. February 19, 2018

    it a big job’bring the cliff back ‘

  16. Rock
    February 19, 2018

    Lol opposition working with governement. …. lol no election needed again… no more general election .. we don’t need another government because the opposition has joined the government in power..

  17. DLP STRATEGIST
    February 19, 2018

    Either Morne Daniel or land reclamation

  18. Bob
    February 19, 2018

    What about building bridges in the sea or even tunnels?

    • February 20, 2018

      Bright idea, but where will the money come from?

  19. LuCClu
    February 19, 2018

    Just a question….what about creating a back wall? Since it seems like the new road will only be a bypass and not mandatory.

  20. CONSCIOUS
    February 19, 2018

    There are old road plans which was sideline because of politics look for them.

  21. Ferrar_FenTon_Bible
    February 19, 2018

    Government need to address themselves!

  22. February 19, 2018

    The Right thing to do.

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