Should there be a pedestrian overpass on the Northern Highway near DK Supermarket? That's what the City Council said after 23 year old teacher Marlena Mortis was killed straddling the barriers in the road, as folks do every day at all hours.
Today, the Minister of Transport said putting an overpass will do no good:..
Reporter
"Saying he is holding to that position and hoping that the ministry will consider putting those crosswalks. You thoughts?"
Hon. Edmond Castro, Minister of Transport
"I'm kinda confused like Timon and Pumbaa, because how could not having a crosswalk across the highway, it's now like a freeway - we got 3,4,5,6 lanes. Putting a crosswalk there will save lives in terms of people crossing? He doesn't remember and knows that there is a crosswalk right here by BelCan. How many people use that crosswalk? You could go at any given time and see women and children walking across the 4 lane, dragging their children across a barrier to go across and catch the bus. So it's putting one more crosswalk, 2,3,4. How will that save lives when we have an example of one right here that a lot of people stall doesn't use."
Later on we'll ask Castro about the fact that we haven't had a fire chief for 8 weeks.
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