Bahamas Striping lands first government project at Fort Montagu Park

Mon, Apr 16th 2012, 07:49 AM

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bahamas Striping, the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture Self Starter grant winner, was chosen by the Ministry of Public Works & Transport to stripe the revamped Fort Montagu Park off Eastern Road during the busy Easter Weekend.

As hundreds of residents and visitors enjoyed the redeveloped beach and environs, Bahamas Striping's nine-strong crew set down parking bays and traffic flow markings designed by Ministry of Public Work engineer Fred Horton. To aid pedestrian and traffic safety, traffic now flows one way to the northwest.

The traffic enters the park from two entrances in the southeast and exits at a single exit in the northwest near the Nassau Yacht Club. Signs and directional arrows prevent drivers heading the wrong way. The single one-way lane is designed to prevent drivers who once illegally used the park as a short cut to skip Eastern Road traffic.

Instead of relaxing during the holiday weekend, the Bahamas Striping crew showed up early and left late to complete this rush job on time.  More than 50 times, park patrons approached the crew to pay them compliments both about the park and the fact they were working on Easter Weekend. A few noted that the striping crew was so young, praising them that young Bahamian men were doing this skilled man's job all by themselves. Several sought out the president Atario Mitchell in person, wanting to offer their congratulations for training his fellow youth, not being afraid to "take on the big boys," and being determined to succeed despite major obstacles.

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