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Section of Windy Hill road remains closed; Vehicle drove on wet concrete

A section of the newly paved Lower Windy Hill Road was damaged over the weekend after someone went past the ‘Road Closed’ sign and drove on the wet concrete. Photo: Team of Reporters
The section of Lower Windy Hill Road on March 20, 2025, prior to the pouring of concrete at the weekend. Photo: VINO
The section of Lower Windy Hill Road on March 20, 2025, prior to the pouring of concrete at the weekend. Photo: VINO
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Carrot Bay and surrounding areas were eagerly anticipating the reopening of the Lower Windy Hill Road today, Monday, March 24, 2025.

Their hopes were dashed; however, as a section of the newly paved road was damaged over the weekend after someone went past the ‘Road Closed’ sign and drove on the wet concrete.

The road had been closed since Friday, March 21, 2025, to facilitate road paving operations. During this period, motorists are urged to adhere to traffic directions and use alternative routes.

Road set to reopen on Wednesday

“There is a further delay in the opening of the road. After the road was paved on Saturday, someone passed the "closed road" sign and the additional barrier and ended up driving on the wet concrete. This must now be repaired, delaying the reopening until Wednesday,” First District Representative Dr the Hon Karl Dawson updated his constituents this morning, March 24, 2025.

The road will now remain closed for two extra days.

The Lower Windy Hill Road leading into Carrot Bay suffered significant damages due to heavy rains on Monday, November 11, 2024. A section of the road had collapsed.

23 Responses to “Section of Windy Hill road remains closed; Vehicle drove on wet concrete”

  • ... (24/03/2025, 10:27) Like (73) Dislike (0) Reply
    Humans sicken me at times. Too often tbh!
    • @..... (24/03/2025, 11:21) Like (28) Dislike (0) Reply
      Listen...... Some humans simply cant behave. The lawlessness is appalling!!!!!!
  • LOL (24/03/2025, 10:30) Like (31) Dislike (0) Reply
    Can someone please get a word to describe the person and action of the person(s) who did this? Wow.
    • resident (24/03/2025, 11:09) Like (29) Dislike (0) Reply
      Can someone please identify the person who did it so they can be sent a bill for the repairs.
  • LOL (24/03/2025, 10:50) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Wonder if the camera catch the concrete tired person or that guy who put them up get paid for no reason
  • laughable (24/03/2025, 10:58) Like (23) Dislike (1) Reply
    Was the area properly cordoned off? Arent there cameras in the area? Unless we get serious about holding people accountable at ALL levels, we will continue to have these issues. We can easily find who did this and hold them accountable.

    BTW...Did the Premier say yet why he missed $20M for the civil service pay?

    No accountability = lawless society!
  • Me (24/03/2025, 10:59) Like (19) Dislike (0) Reply
    Wow! despicable behaviour man
  • BuzzBvi (24/03/2025, 11:25) Like (18) Dislike (1) Reply
    Not hard to do in the VI. Road works rarely have proper barriers to protect both workers, the work and the road users. The completely unprofessional approach to road works shows in the resultant poor roads we are left to drive on. We need proper contractors with professional attitudes and skills, and that do not have to hand a big chunk of the money to be granted the project.
    • Your Right (24/03/2025, 14:07) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      The Roads are a complete embarrassment to the BVI. Politicians ....HANG you heads in SHAME.
  • Animals In Human Form (24/03/2025, 11:51) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is why we end up with speed bumps at every turn wrecking people's vehicles as they are too high the lawlessness of these islands is becoming a serious threat to prosperity and progress.
  • VG (24/03/2025, 12:15) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply

    Come VG see how the mangroves are destroyed next to boatyard no input from community minded people. Yes the drain is an issue but from day one the design plus poor engineers not knowing the history of area and Govt. with their heads up in their *£$. VG will always suffer because we never had proper representation

  • Poor Planning (24/03/2025, 12:29) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    I wish the person who drive in the wet cement had gotten stuck. On a vexing issue a high mack was parked at the bottom of the hill at carrot bay. No sigh signaling the closure of the road until you reached at the bottom of the hill. Then you have to turn around and go over Wendy hill, down elevator hill into west.
    • fedup (24/03/2025, 14:20) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
      Everyone and their granny knew the road was being closed as information came out days before. So stop trying to find an excuse for dumbness
  • sabotage (24/03/2025, 12:43) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    Some ignorant @$$#*!e
  • facts (24/03/2025, 15:52) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    I suspect it was Kia Soul with RT plates.
  • Limeseed!! (24/03/2025, 16:22) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is what you would call a lime seed, a moo moo and other not so polite words that would be considered vulgar whether it be tourist or local
    There were road closure signs posted at the top after Heritage Villas/Bananakeet and there was a hi-mack parked perpendicular to the road blocking it. What I would like an investigator to tell me is was this vehicle coming down the hill or going up the hill. one portion of the road was dry enough to drive on and the other was VERY fresh. You can see the tire marks on the drier side of the road. This a perfect example of how projects get over-run! now this has to be removed and repaved with another 2 plus trucks of 5000 psi fiber concrete
  • Rubber Duck (24/03/2025, 16:39) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
    free the drew leave west bank alone
  • smh (24/03/2025, 20:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

    Yall does be doing f****y.

  • guy hill (25/03/2025, 00:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    That's rather disgusting. Dam Jack Donkey of a so-called human kind.
  • @facts (25/03/2025, 07:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I would bet on this...
  • smh (25/03/2025, 07:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why they don,T block off the road PROPERLY, them have on little sign that on the floor, on ONE side of the works. Guess he can’t take couple dollars to buy more cones and signage
  • Asphalt (25/03/2025, 08:10) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Where is the asphalt that was so highly spoken about and it new machine if the road was done with the asphalt it could been open back in two hrs time and nothing be said or done but this stupid convret on roads especially in a hill is pure bullet
    I think the engineer need firing and the minster for roads go to alm the countries with mountain ⛰️ not big hills and see road works it only BVI that thinks concrete is the best thing that for private ppl properties and drive ways not serious road building where heavy 5 and 10 ton vehicles travel they will crack up


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