Post by Brian Roebuck on Sept 15, 2007 8:33:09 GMT -5
Beware of the caves
Published on: 9/14/07.
by RICHARD GODDARD
THE TRAGIC COLLAPSE of a section of the apartment at Arch Cot Terrace, Brittons Cross Road, St Michael on August 26 and the death of five members of the Codrington family, should serve as a wake-up call to the politicians, the Town Planning Department and the emergency services.
Do not allow construction on any area of Barbados before making sure the foundations are stable by doing bore hole tests to some depth, depending on the building plan for that site. Ordinary two-storey houses, say to about 25 feet, but six-storey apartment blocks would be 150 feet.
Ensure the area does not have a history of flooding, as in Sunset Crest. Do not construct in areas endangered by massive landslips or rock falls, like the Scotland District.
I have "caved" in Barbados since 1970 when I was introduced to caving by Ole Sorensen, my neighbour and friend in Graeme Hall Terrace since the early 1950s.
www.nationnews.com/story/289824331403915.php
Published on: 9/14/07.
by RICHARD GODDARD
THE TRAGIC COLLAPSE of a section of the apartment at Arch Cot Terrace, Brittons Cross Road, St Michael on August 26 and the death of five members of the Codrington family, should serve as a wake-up call to the politicians, the Town Planning Department and the emergency services.
Do not allow construction on any area of Barbados before making sure the foundations are stable by doing bore hole tests to some depth, depending on the building plan for that site. Ordinary two-storey houses, say to about 25 feet, but six-storey apartment blocks would be 150 feet.
Ensure the area does not have a history of flooding, as in Sunset Crest. Do not construct in areas endangered by massive landslips or rock falls, like the Scotland District.
I have "caved" in Barbados since 1970 when I was introduced to caving by Ole Sorensen, my neighbour and friend in Graeme Hall Terrace since the early 1950s.
www.nationnews.com/story/289824331403915.php