It was one of South Eleuthera's dangerous roads, this 700-foot curve around Charles Bay Corner which has seen a number of serious and fatal accidents through the years.

"We have had many, many accidents here in the past, deaths as well," confirmed Ronald Horton, chief councilor for the Central Eleuthera district.

"We spoke to Bahamas Striping and obviously they agreed to come over and do the work for us for very little cost. In fact, we could say it’s almost a free job, as far as Bahamas Striping is concerned…We feel this is perhaps going to be the catalyst for refurbishing the roads in Eleuthera."

On Mother's Day, three persons nearly lost their lives on this treacherous bend and had to be airlifted to the capital, according to local residents.

"Eleuthera is a winding area. We need to have some markings in the road so that vehicular traffic can see how far they are going," explains South Eleuthera's district administrator, Margaret Symonette.

"At night it looks as if the road is straight but when you get to a certain point you can see it’s really a curve."

One minor miscalculation could mean a wrecked car at best and at its worst, a life lost.

As a part of its fifth year anniversary celebrations Bahamas Striping decided to give back to this quiet island where the company successfully conducted a trio of tests on its proprietary road and airport runway rejuvenation product in 2014.

"What we decided to do was give back to the community so we arranged with the island administrator to come down and put down our new product which is asphalt rejuvenation, along with striping and cat eyes to enhance the visibility of the road, letting the drivers know that they are approaching a dangerous curve and giving them ample warning so they could slow down in time," said President of Bahamas Striping Group of Companies, Atario Mitchell.

"This is an asphalt rejuvenation product that rejuvenates asphalt and sand-sealed pavement whereby it extends the life to help prevent cracks and potholes from forming in the future. Our striping, at night time, reflects and enhances the visibility of the lines and the cat eyes to let the drivers know which lane they’re supposed to be in at any given time."

The Family Island community paid $4,000 to offset the cost of the road rejuvenation product. The job would typically cost around $21,000, an 81 percent savings.

The company logged about 20 man hours and hired four locals to help carry out the work.

"This striping is doing wonders for us. We hope you wouldn’t be too Nassau centric and check out the other Family Islands which require similar work," said Ms Symonette to Mr Mitchell.

As a 31-year, veteran government worker who has enjoyed postings in Abaco, San Salvador and Andros she is well aware of the state of some Family Island roads. “I’m sure it would be beneficial to all of us,” she said.

Ms Symonette expressed her pleasure that Bahamas Striping chose Eleuthera for its latest community outreach initiative.

"We really couldn’t afford it but they decided to give back and help us out and help the community actually. By doing this all of us have benefited," she said. "I hope in the future we’ll be able to have the rest of the community striped."

Bahamas Striping has assured island officials that its work is guaranteed for three years.

"I’ve seen some of this work done at the Rock Sound International Airport. I’ve also seen it done on the main road and I can tell you it’s been over a year now and the work is holding up very well," said Mr Horton.

"Everybody is very pleased with it. In fact, the entire Eleuthera community would like to see it done throughout the entire island."

A view of South Eleuthera's dangerous road before and after Bahamas Striping Group of Companies carried out its road rejuvenation project. Photos courtesy of Bahamas Striping Group of Companies.

An aerial view of the dangerous curve in the vicinity of Charles Bay Corner.