Did creek diversions play role in washing away section of Lethem Trail?

The fractured section of the Lethem to Kurupukari trail last week. (Greaves’ Transportation and Tours photo)
The fractured section of the Lethem to Kurupukari trail last week. (Greaves’ Transportation and Tours photo)

-Edghill says too early to know Following concerns raised by Region Nine residents and  commuters, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says that it is too early to know if engineered creek diversions contributed to the recent washing away of a section of the Kurupukari/Lethem corridor. 

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Branch Manager Elizabeth Mason (centre), Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton (second from left), General Manager Robert Singh (left) and CEO Devindra Deonarine at the ribbon cutting.
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The graduates and others (Ministry of Health photo)
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