As large swells pounded the Speightstown jetty Monday, further damaging the structure, a businessman from the area is contending that the pier should never be repaired.
“It is at the strongest part of the break. It makes no sense throwing good money behind bad money,” Austin Husbands told the DAILY NATION, pointing out that he, too, had consulted with an engineer and once the jetty remained in its present location, it was doomed since it would get a pounding from strong waves.
Husbands was referring to attempts being made by neighbouring restaurant proprietor, Mark Daghorn, to get the jetty repaired and reopened at a cost of $600 000. Daghorn is still awaiting approval from Government.
But Husbands insisted that the current jetty was in the wrong location.
“It keeps getting destroyed and getting destroyed. Between November and April is spring tide and it will continue to get damaged by the waves unless you carry it 20 feet in the air, but you will be wasting money to repair it as it stands.”
A high surf advisory was issued for Barbados by the Meteorological Office, which warned of large waves and dangerous rip currents along the coasts. These currents ripped some more boards from the jetty. (MB)