Repair works are underway to fix a collapsed segment of the new Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin.
On Wednesday afternoon, the land under a portion of the recently opened roadway between Golconda and Debe was visibly eroded. A statement from NIDCO said that the landslip responsible for the collapsed road segment was likely "caused by water seeping into the bottom of the embankment due to incomplete concrete drains in the area".
NIDCO said the drainage works were "still in progress" although the highway had been opened to the public.
One street light near the segment was tilted back, away from the highway.
The surface of the shoulder of the affected stretch of roadway had been covered with lengths of white plastic sheeting, and concrete barriers and traffic cones were being placed along the shoulder.
The roadway remains open. Contractors have been instructed "to complete the highway drainage works with the greatest urgency", the NIDCO statement said.