The town of Trepassey has another mess on its hands after storm surge breached the beach road again.

The town secured a new breakwater after damage suffered during hurricanes Larry and Earl, but the new breakwater was knocked down in a February storm last year.

Mayor Rita Pennell says each time the water dumps rocks and debris across the road they have to bring in heavy equipment to keep it clear, a great expense for the small community.

Pennell says she and area MHA Loyola O’Driscoll have been calling for a permanent solution to the problem for some time.

She says they met with the minister in October of 2024 seeking a temporary solution to the problem, “but there was nothing done.” She says just after Christmas, over the course of one week, they had to have a loader down in the area for four days “to keep the people safe down there and keep the road open…and I mean that’s costing the town a fortune.”