The destruction and theft of a 40-foot road safety billboard has left the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Millennium Highway and West Coast Road Reconstruction Project (MHWCRRP) disheartened.
The PMU said that the billboard, which was located near the Cul De Sac roundabout, was dismantled last weekend, and the plywood backing and supporting frame were stolen.
“It is deeply disappointing that a public safety installation designed to protect lives has been damaged in the course of theft,” Project Coordinator Amos Hippolyte said in a statement. “This campaign is about encouraging safer behaviour on our roads, and actions like these undermine a collective effort involving artists, partners, and institutions who have come together in the public interest.”
According to the PMU, the billboard, strategically placed along the project’s corridor to maximise visibility, was jointly developed through collaboration with Ricky T and Stratosphere Music. It featured the quote, “I drive to arrive alive” alongside an image of Ricky T.
The billboard was erected in a temporarily donated space following the December 1, 2025 general election.
The Cul De Sac installation was one of multiple billboards placed along the Millennium Highway and West Coast Road corridor as part of the MHWCRRP’s Road Safety Public Education Campaign, which was launched in October.
The PMU is pleading with members of the public who may have information relating to last weekend’s incident to contact the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force.
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Road safety billboard vandalised
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Well I guess the one day VAT free didn’t work out well for whichever idiot decided to carry out this crime I hope they apprehend him and throw him in jail.
There should be CCTV cameras facing these billboards. You guys should be sharing videos of the assailants in the news article
Why are there “regular” pedestrian/ zebra crossings along the millenium highway? This is an extremely dangerous situation unfolding at the mouth of the La Toc (VH Hospital) Tunnel + At Sol Gas Station + Monkey Town. You cannot have an official crossing along a road that any form of traffic study will reveal that the average speed of vehicles is over 60km/hr without any traffic calming devices. YOU CAN HAVE the crossings BUT YOU SHOULD NOT unless something is there to slow down the traffic! I know there must be someone on the project team with the common sense and authority to atleast recognise this hazardous situation. I am normally a slow driver, always getting honked on the road and each time i drive on that millenium highway, i always realise after the fact that i passed over a pedestrian crossing That is frightening- hope people who use those things know that even slow drivers like me can knock them over!!! Am i the only driver who feels this way? let me know in here
We need security caneras all over St.Lucia.
My previous post has not been published for whatever reason. Anyways, and highly related to rhe millennium highway project: those pedestrian crossings in their current location and design are DANGEROUS….latoc tunnel, sol gas station and monkey Town! One little sign is invisible even if you drive at the posted speed limits.
Am I reading about a pedestrian crossing on a highway? What the hell kind of highway is that? If so, they better rename it main road. NO HIGHWAY SHOULD HAVE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UNLESS IT’S OVERHEAD.