{"id":323618,"date":"2024-06-02T13:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=323618"},"modified":"2024-06-02T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:03:09","slug":"pm-addresses-traffic-concerns-in-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/pm-addresses-traffic-concerns-in-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"PM addresses traffic concerns in capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_323619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323619\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323619\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/traffic-in-Roseau-on-Friday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1516\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-323619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traffic in Roseau on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While addressing a press briefing on Friday, Prime Minister Skerrit frankly declared that presently the government does not have the resources to build a parking lot or a parking building in the city of Roseau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He acknowledged that parking in Roseau continues to be a major issue raised by motorists, and he believes that everyone must play their part in finding a solution to that problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cParking, I don\u2019t think [the] government has the resources to build a parking lot or a parking building at this time. So, I\u2019m not going to promise somebody we are going to buy land that is so expensive in Roseau to build a parking\u2026,\u201d Skerrit stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cI believe we have to institute maybe parking meters, and increase the fines for parking indiscriminately. Those who want private parking in front of their businesses, increase the fees substantially and build bus stops as far as practically possible outside\u00a0 of Roseau itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This he said will limit the number of vehicles coming into the City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a proposal, the government may have to go back to the proposal or put a bus terminal across the river, adjacent to the River Side apartments,\u201d Skerrit noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mentioned that the government had a comprehensive plan from Public Works at the time where bus drivers were engaged in consultation, \u201cand many people do not want that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo you have to address the issue of all of these buses coming into town, there are so many bus stops and then every business in Dominica, small and big, wants a &#8216;no parking&#8217;,\u201d The Prime Minister stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, he made it clear that the police are not in a position to grant anybody &#8216;no parking&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt has to go through a legal process,\u201d Mr. Skerrit explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is, \u201cthrough the Cabinet, an SRO has to be effected and it has to be gazetted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cYou cannot take the government road for your private parking and don\u2019t pay government. So, all of these things we are going to be putting fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Skerrit added, \u201cIf you want a &#8216;no parking&#8217; you would have to pay a substantial fee\u2026because you are denying \u00a0the taxpayers access to the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He believes that with the Roseau Enhancement Project, some elements of addressing the parking will be instituted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut we have to find a way to limit the number of vehicles coming in through the city,\u201d he stated. \u201cWhat we have done as a government is that we have built several bridges\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mentioned, again, another proposal of having a bypass at the Botanic Gardens to alleviate the traffic on Bath Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While addressing a press briefing on Friday, Prime Minister Skerrit frankly declared that presently the government does not have the resources to build a parking lot or a parking building in the city of Roseau. 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