Residents in Highland, St Thomas are appealing to motorists using the road in their district to be more cautious.Residents explained that the road in their community was now being used as an alternate route to allow workmen from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources to carry out a road-widening project in nearby Stoney Gully. However, they said, motorists were traversing the area “dangerously”.Ryan Williams who has been living in Highland for more than 30 years said: “This is a residential area and people traverse the road on a daily basis. They walk that road even late at night. For those of us who drive, we now have to be wary of vehicles. On more than one occasion I had to mash my brakes coming out the driveway and where I live is along the hill and it is as steep as Horse Hill [in St Joseph].“Also, neighbours have been complaining of having to jump off the side of the road when cars are speeding coming,” he said.Williams said that he understood that it could be an inconvenience for motorists to take a longer route to get to their destination but speeding through the district was not acceptable as “it was an accident waiting to happen”.
