In Panevėžys – dangerous traps underfoot: he was fined for trying to fix it

This is not the first time that Valentina Misevičienė from Panevėžys, who lives near this place, has found an open concrete pit. Part of it rises above the ground, which, in Valentina’s opinion, makes traffic on the street difficult. According to Panevėžys, cars on wheels even knock down the concrete manhole cover.

“We are trying to take care of this uninhabited area in front of the house, more than once we had to cover the opening of a three meter deep well. It poses a serious danger when it is open, both a child and an animal can fall accidentally ”, fears V. Misevičienė. However, in October, her husband Rimantas Misevičius received a fine from the Panevėžys city municipality for flying to foreign properties and stopped dealing with the open sewer.

“The man wanted to tidy up, level the state land on the highway at that intersection, because after the construction of Šiaurinės street it was messy here. The machine brought extra dirt to that pit and he complained about putting wheels on the green grass. He Department of Law and Public Order of the municipality of the city of Panevėžys registered an administrative offense and imposed a fine of 60 euros, ”says Panevėžys.

Messages are waiting on the phone

However, even the punished spouses were not indifferent to the imminent danger in their neighborhood. They posted online about the open pit.

Employees of the Panevėžio gatvės company, which is responsible for maintaining the rainwater system in the city, were soon in a rush to cover the deep openings.

The company’s director, Arvydas Zapalskis, told Sekundei that the company has a separate phone number for reporting such events.

“Open wells are less common in the city. But our colleagues who have been working longer say it was a big problem a few years ago. Especially before Christmas and Easter, manhole covers started to disappear en masse,” says the manager.

The thefts stopped when metal buyers stopped buying relatively cheap cast iron products.

“But this is not the case, we think it is just a small vandalism. You cannot be sure that someone’s nails have been stained,” said A. Zapalskis.

The director doubts that street traffic has knocked down the lid. However, he agreed that something would have to be done with a rather high pit, an obstacle for cars.