access road

A few dozen protesters have blocked off the station’s access road and take turns keeping watch from the outside.

Once the slide came to a halt and visual assessments were made, an access road was built adjacent to the area, she said.

Officials say a temporary access road is needed to replace the old intake gate at the lake that helps protect downstream communities from catastrophic floods.

A state emergency management update Friday said some homes and the airstrip access road had been inundated with water, and that the sewage system was shut down due to flooding.

And on Monday, the Varreux terminal - through which most of the fuel destined for the capital passes - was forced to suspend operations as armed men seized trucks and blocked access roads.