PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), says that he is working on some traffic relief measures to ease holiday season congestion in and around Philipsburg especially during the afternoon hours.
Minister Lake on Monday said that he will work with his colleague Minister of Justice Hon. Dennis Richardson with respect to having police officers assist with the traffic flow in Philipsburg.
Minister Lake will also contact GEBE and Windward Roads Infrastructure to speed up civil works at the junction by the GEBE Distribution Building and at the Cadastre Office and have it completed by Thursday, 5th December.
The Minister is also looking at opening up the ring road for traffic from the area of the former RIMA now Blue Point down to the former Van Dorp location which is now a Chinese grocery store.
Parking on the ring road is already available and the Minister is encouraging motorists to utilize this area while they go about their holiday shopping.