Residents in Syria’s Hasakah countryside criticize poor conditions of roads
AL-SHADDADI, Syria (North Press) – Residents in the town of al-Shaddadi, south of Hasakah, northeast Syria, criticized the poor conditions of the roads and streets of the neighborhoods of the town.
Most of the streets of the neighborhoods of al-Shaddadi suffer from great deterioration, as more than 60% of the streets are damaged and most of them are impassable.
“Most of the roads and streets of the neighborhoods are completely damaged, which affect pedestrians and vehicles in general,” Samir al-Farhan, resident of al-Shaddadi, told North Press.
“In winter, water is collected in the potholes of the streets, and in summer, dust and dirt are spread,” al-Farhan added.
No more than 25% of road projects have been implemented since the municipality was established, according to the residents.
Muhammad al-Ageidi, a resident of al-Shaddadi, said that more than 60% of the sub-roads inside the neighborhoods are damaged, and potholes are spread which get worse in winter.
The municipality should consider and develop solutions to this problem that they have been suffering from for years, al-Ageidi added.
For his part, Hussam al-Ta’an, deputy co-chair of People’s Municipality of al-Shaddadi, told North Press that the reason for the delay in implementing the projects is “because the municipality has not received the budget of 2021 so far.”
“We have future plans for this year, including paving the most damaged roads,” al-Ta’an added.
He indicated that if the implementation of the projects is delayed, the roads will be treated with crushed stone as an alternative solution.
Last year, the People’s Municipality of al-Shaddadi paved the main street of the town, the street of the Mosque and al-Muhallaq al-Jenoubi road.
Residents of al-Shaddadi suffer from dust and dirt in summer, and from mud and water that accumulates in the potholes in winter.