courtesy of: The Morning News
By Rosalie Klein
Jossy Kock of the Department of Public Works and Officer Kramers from the traffic control department explained important changes on two west- bound routes in Oranjestad beginning today to facilitate roadwork.
The Havenstraat, located behind the Renaissance Mall, will be closed from the intersection at the rear exit of the mall to the Westraat to allow for the laying of track for the tram through the town. Westbound traffic from the Wilhelminastraat will be redirected north at the intersection of Emmastraat/Kazernestraat to the Schelpstraat. The direction of Schelpstraat will be changed from one way eastbound to westbound. Traffic can then flow to the Weststraat where it can turn either north or south to exit the town.
Traffic direction on the one block of street bordered by the square and Aventura Mall will also change, and cars will drive on the left side of the street, the English way, until the roadwork is completed. This will allow for a smoother flow of traffic. Cars headed south from Emmastraat will veer left to take Kazernestraat to get to Klipstraat and travel eastbound through Oranjestad, as it is at present, while vehicles on Wilhelminastraat will turn north onto the west side of that block, which is the Emmastraat, to cross over to the Schelpstraat and out of town. Work on the Havenstraat is scheduled to be completed in one month.
Additionally, improvement of the LaSallestraat will now move into another phase, and the road will be closed from the Texaco roundabout going west. Access will be provided for certain businesses in that section of road and the Imelda Kindergarten. Motorists are advised to head north of the traffic circle and take the road behind SETAR exiting at the RCA stadium to access the routes to Companashi and Ponton. This work is also expected to take 4 weeks to complete.
DOW apologizes for any inconvenience during this time and asks the public be patient while improvement of the streets in town continues.
