MINISTER of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn last Saturday visited the Mon Repos/La Reconnaisance Market, where he informed vendors who were selling along the road sides and on other government reserves that they have to remove and occupy the area north of the market which was prepared at their request.

Some vendors were reluctant to move to the new area which has been prepared to accommodate meat, vegetable, fruit and haberdashery vendors.

Benn said this type of behaviour is affecting the flow of traffic, stressing that vending on government’s property will not be allowed and serious action will be taken against persons who do not respect the law.

The minister also advised the poultry and other meat vendors that they should not be killing the animals on the location.

“This is a location for persons to sell on the weekends and persons do not need a large space to build a big stand. This is just a short-term place to accommodate persons who are not selling in the market but along the road ways,” Benn explained.

The Minister also inspected maintenance work of roads in Golden Grove and reconstruction of roads in several communities along the East Coast including the Lusignan Main Access road, which is completed. The Clonbrook Cross Street was constructed at the cost of $5.5M and 6th Street Clonbrook Section C at the cost of $4M.

In North Greenfield Housing Scheme five roads were constructed at the cost $15M. Residents in these communities expressed satisfaction since they now have easier access to their homes.