Abandoned vehicles

It is pleasing to note that the new Suva City administrator has taken the initiative to tidy up his jurisdiction and will be providing the roadside vendors with decent stalls together with basic amenities.

This will not only be hygienic, but improve on the safety aspects because the structures will be built in accordance to the Building Code of Fiji.

Another area that need immediate attention is the increasing number of abandoned vehicles on the road side.

In Moala and Lakeba Street in Samabula it is appalling to see so many obsolete cars, buses and bulldozers that have been discarded on public roads and the footpaths of the municipality.

These debris have been sitting on the same spot for many years and such abuse is increasing and forms a physical hazard for pedestrians and motorists.

These vehicles become a breeding site for the other biological threats such as mosquitoes and other pests.

I believe that such incompetency becomes a great concern because the enforcement unit of the municipality has failed to identify such serious issue that is affecting the ratepayers.

The bereft vehicles attract vandals, accumulate refuse and contain hazardous substance such as fuel and other fluids, that must be properly disposed of to eliminate any fire hazards.

The dilapidated vehicles cause obstruction and at times make it extremely difficult for other vehicles.

The offenders intentionally keep derelict vehicles on the road for spare parts or as a permanent storage treating the public road as their private property.

On the other end of Moala Street, a bus company every night parks about a dozen of the buses on the long continuous yellow road line which creates a problem in the morning in the form of obstacle that hinders the movement of traffic that has been going on for years.

It is an opportune time for the Suva City Council to work together with the other enforcement agencies and implement corrective action to make the area safe for everyone again.