Dutch Quarter residents block drainage project

PHILIPSBURG--Dutch Quarter residents temporarily blocked the Dutch Quarter road and ongoing drainage upgrading project on Tuesday because they thought the piping they were seeing was the permanent solution for drainage in the area.

Residents were upset when they saw workmen preparing a smaller PVC pipe to connect to a larger PVC pipe and wondered how this was supposed to remedy a drainage problem that has plagued them for decades. They proceeded to block the project until government officials were on scene to explain what was going on.

Ministry of VROMI Department of New Works and Projects head Kurt Ruan and support staff arrived on the scene a short while afterwards and informed the residents...