Bryan Administration Acknowledges Road Issues While Highlighting Infrastructure Progress

For the past two weeks, a significant portion of the weekly press briefing from Government House has focused on the efforts being made to work on dilapidated roads across the territory.  The subject arose following a report by the Consortium that business owners in Christiansted were facing severely reduced footfall, and struggling with the consequent lack of sales, due mainly to what they identified as the poor condition of roads downtown, even after a year-long project to resurface them following work by local utility companies. Last Tuesday, Governor Bryan appeared dismissive of the plight of these entrepreneurs. “There's a time and a place and a way to voice concerns,” he chastised, referencing having woken up “to an article highlighting potholes in Christiansted…at the same time we paved King Street.” Continuing, Governor Bryan scolded that “we must not let negativity over petty things divide us or blind us to the progress that is happening all around us,” before going on to lis...