Well. I set up this first blog of mine in May, and till now I have not posted anything. I now learned that blogging takes time and commitment. But hey, here I am. Ready to publish my first post.
And this is about something that really annoys me and lots of people in Sibu.
It's frustrating ! For anyone who has to make regular trips to the Sibu airport and for those who live at Sibu Jaya and surrounding areas, driving along that stretch of road approaching the airport is something to dread about.
The reconstruction of the that short stretch has taken more than 2 years if I can recollect correctly. During my trips to the airport over this period of time, there were little or no work activities. Not a single worker was in sight. What I saw were steam rollers and some machineries idling about.
The condition and slow progress of the road construction pose great danger to road users. Road lamp posts had been removed due to the road construction. At night, that stretch is pitch dark and the lack of hazard lights and necessary road signs compound the danger faced by road users. Try driving there especially on a rainy night (i had the unfortunate necessity to do that) , and you would understand and experience the danger you are being exposed to.
In fact, accidents and loss of lives have resulted due to the slow progress of the work and the pathetic condition of the road, the poor safety standard/road signs and the bad visibility at night. The reconstruction of that short stretch of road has taken unreasonably far too long.
i have ferried many visitors to and from the airport, and they are appalled at this sorry state of affairs. The condition of the road leaves them with a very bad first impression of Sibu.
How am i going to feel proud of my town?
Quote of the Day:
Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.
--Peter McWilliams
