I read with interest the report on delayed progress of roadworks on the Tolo Highway (South China Morning Post, February 6).
On my way to work every day, I drive past the site mentioned in the story and can attest to the snail's-pace progress and disruption that seem to have plagued this project since the very beginning.
This latest dispute with a subcontractor (which says it has not been paid by a mainland-owned construction firm) appears to be only the tip of the iceberg.
Last summer, I was held up in traffic for almost two hours when a number of truck drivers blocked the road in an apparent dispute over non-payment.
For weeks on end I have witnessed sections of the road coned off with no work taking place. I have seen completion-date notices that are routinely revised to target a fresh completion date. I have read newspaper reports detailing the obscene waste of public money on the installation of grotesque and unnecessary noise-reducing barriers along this stretch of highway.
What I find absolutely amazing is that the Highways Department idly stands by and remains silent.