Carpark being built near Bamboo Cathedral

Runners and visitors to the Bamboo Cathedral and the tracking station in Tucker Valley, Chaguaramas, will soon be required to park near Macqueripe before going about their business.

Heavy machinery is clearing bamboo to make way for paving.

Newsday understands that people will no longer be allowed to park alongside the road in Tucker Valley near the barrier across the road to the Bamboo Cathedral, and will risk being towed and/or fined for not using the new carpark.

It will be adjacent to the barrier at the entrance to the Macqueripe carpark, a considerable distance from the Bamboo Cathedral itself.

It is not yet clear how long the project will take, its cost or the rationale behind it.