The North Coast Road remains closed to the general public. However, the roadway is open to local residents only. The Ministry of Works and Transport has advised that citizens should avoid the commute to the North Coast Road unless absolutely necessary (such as residents in the area), until further notice due to the continuation of landslides. ODMP is advising citizens to proceed with caution in the following areas:
The Blanchisseuse Road, Blanchisseuse is affected by a Landslide at the 21-22MM, in the vicinity of the Blanchisseuse Old Road. The roadway is currently passable to single lane traffic.
Some parts of Cedar Grove, Mayaro is affected by flood waters.
The Woodland Main Road, La Fortune Pluck Road and Rahamut Trace, Woodland is affected by flood waters. However, it is passable by most vehicles.
The Manzanilla Mayaro Road is affected by flood waters, in some parts of the roadway. However, there is minimal disruption to the normal traffic flow.
And yesterday the Minister of Rural Development and Local Government who is also the acting Minister of Works and Transport, Haji Kazim Hosein accompanied Senior Disaster Management Coordinator, Rishi Siew; Director of Highways (Ag.) Navin Ramsingh and the technical team from the Ministry of Works and Transport to the North Coast Road as works continued to clear the rubble from the consistent landslips.