AS PART of our mission to be the People Paper, THE WEEKEND STAR has been highlighting problem areas across the island. Our reporter, Carolyn Johnson, along with photographer Norman Grindley, will focus on a particular area until the problem is fixed. We will then have a rough idea of how long the relevant authorities take to deal with some of the problems affecting our country.

OK, some good news. After months of being a pest to the National Works Agency (NWA), we have some progressive news.

The parish manager told us that they are in the process of cleaning the gully, which runs under the road from Waltham Park Road to Hagley Park Road. As soon as they have completed this process, they will turn to the rehabilitation of the damaged Waltham Park road.

He further explained that, although the agency had repaired the same area late last year during the Christmas season, the underlying problem had not been fixed. They are now, however, dealing with this problem, cleaning under the road to allow water to run freely instead of overflowing on to the road.

He maintained that the road will be repaired "as soon as possible", but refused to give a timeline. We hope by the end of next month there will actually be a road to drive on.

1. Haughton Terrace, Haughton Avenue, Garelli Avenue - 4 months, 3 weeks

Agency Responsible: Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC)

The three avenues off Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, have been in a deplorable condition for a long time and continue to get worse.

2. Waltham Park Road - 4 months

Agency Responsible: National Works Agency (NWA)

This strip of road in the vicinity of 44 Waltham Park Road, just before the gully, started going bad with two potholes. It has now completely deteriorated into a short stretch of large stones and rubble.

3. Pedestrian Crossing on the corner of Parish Place - 3 months, 3 weeks

Agency Responsible: National Works Agency (NWA)

This pedestrian crossing on the corner of Parish Place, off Constant Spring Road, is a nuisance to motorists and poses a serious danger to pedestrians who receive the walk signal at the same time motorists turning left get a green light.