NWA urges caution in setting fires following partial collapse of Broadgate main road

The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging members of the public to exercise care in setting fires in sensitive locations after a section of the Broadgate main road in St Mary became seriously compromised. 

The agency says a pipe culvert has been burnt from beneath the road embankment, leading to its partial collapse.

Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says, as a result, the northbound lane, heading from the direction of Broadgate is now closed to vehicular traffic. All traffic is now being routed onto the southbound carriageway.

Shaw says the NWA has cordoned off the affected area, but will be taking additional steps to ensure that motorists can use the road safely. 

He says plans are also being made to have emergency work done to replace the entire length of culvert that has been damaged.

Shaw says that this situation again highlights the need for people to exercise care in setting fires in areas where culvert pipes are located. 

He says that such practice is not only dangerous to farmland and animals, but puts the lives of unsuspecting motorists at risk.

Persons are being advised to exercise extreme caution at this time travelling along the Broadgate main road, especially, as it is raining in that section of St Mary.

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