MANCHESTER, Jamaica- Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Crawford, is blasting the National Water Commission (NWC) over its longstanding practice of digging up roadways after they have been recently resurfaced.

Crawford was critical of the state-owned agency on Tuesday as she made her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives. She told her colleagues that she was left disheartened a few months ago when a NWC team dug up a section of a roadway in her constituency a couple hours after it was paved.

She is calling for better coordination between the NWC and the National Works Agency which has responsibility for the country’s main road network.

Crawford told the House that she has accepted that there will always be challenges.

“But there are some man made hurdles that can be removed or systems can be implemented to allow for greater effectiveness. Consequently, permit me to call upon the National Works Agency and the National Water Commission to enter into, and or enforce a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure that the two entities execute their duties collaboratively,” Crawford stated.

“We have far too often borne witness to the dismantling of freshly asphalted roads to facilitate the installation or repairs of pipelines,” she added.

Continuing, the first-term MP said: “My heart broke a few months ago when I received pictures and a phone call from an angry and frustrated constituent who saw a work team from the NWC digging into a section of the roadway less than two hours after my ‘ROAD-A-FIX’ team had concluded road repairs. This practice must not continue, too much of taxpayers monies and time are being wasted”.