Aridi tours Shoueifat ahead of storm drain upgrade

Transport and Public Works Minister Ghazi Aridi toured storm drains in Shoueifat and Dbayyeh Wednesday where the ministry will start works in preparation for winter early August. He said a road would be closed in Shoueifat during public works to install pipes to channel rainwater that gathers in storm drains to a nearby river. The drains are usually flooded with rainwater during winter. “This [the works] will create a problem for people, but I am sure that they will tolerate this and we will announce in media outlets the date of blocking the road,” Aridi said. “We are responsible for the delay [in works], unfortunately. There was mismanagement on one side and delay in deciding on the [2012 draft] budget and allocations on the other,’ Aridi said. From DailyStar