{"id":18505,"date":"2024-04-15T14:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18505"},"modified":"2024-04-15T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:37:09","slug":"government-moves-to-procure-truck-scales-to-enforce-road-weight-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-moves-to-procure-truck-scales-to-enforce-road-weight-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Moves to Procure Truck Scales to Enforce Road Weight Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has taken a decisive step towards enforcing weight limits on the country&#8217;s roadways by approving the procurement of scales specifically designed for weighing trucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the persistent issue of overweight tonnage causing extensive damage to road infrastructure, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has revealed that measures are underway to address the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the government is in the process of procuring scales to accurately measure the weight of trucks traversing the nation&#8217;s roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to invest in these scales comes amid concerns over the financial burden placed on the government due to frequent infrastructural repairs caused by overweight vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Particularly affected is the East Bank corridor, which has suffered significantly from the passage of overweight single- and double-axel trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill emphasized that with the imminent rehabilitation of the entire East Bank corridor, such practices cannot be allowed to persist, necessitating the implementation of stricter measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Edghill highlighted the detrimental impact of trucks parking on road shoulders, which leads to further deterioration of community roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address these issues, a series of measures will be rolled out jointly by the Public Works Ministry and the Guyana Police Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill urged truck drivers to embrace a new culture of responsibility and compliance, emphasizing their role in contributing to Guyana&#8217;s overall development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move to procure truck scales marks a proactive step towards ensuring road safety, preserving infrastructure, and fostering responsible usage of the nation&#8217;s roadways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The government has taken a decisive step towards enforcing weight limits on the country&#8217;s roadways by approving the procurement of scales specifically designed for weighing trucks. In&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18507,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505\/revisions\/18507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}