{"id":194636,"date":"2018-02-19T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T20:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=194636"},"modified":"2018-02-20T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T13:47:06","slug":"govt-to-address-danger-under-canefield-cliff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/govt-to-address-danger-under-canefield-cliff\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t to address danger under Canefield Cliff"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_194560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194560\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-194560\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/canefield-cliff4-642x361.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/canefield-cliff4-642x361.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/canefield-cliff4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/canefield-cliff4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/canefield-cliff4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A slide under the Canefield Cliff last Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has announced that government will be moving to acquire land for a road that will bypass the Canefield Cliff.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is one area that we will be seeking their advice on what can we do to mitigate against it,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said there has been great anxiety on the matter and the slides have been inching into Morne Daniel and homes of residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So we will be moving with the bypass,&#8221; Skerrit remarked. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has announced that government will be moving to acquire land for a road that will bypass the Canefield Cliff. 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