Minister of Works, Bishop Juan Edghill has announced that an additional $14B will be spent to upgrade and construct major infrastructural works in communities in and around the city. 

The Minister said his Ministry has already opened bids for the construction and rehabilitation of several roads.

While inspecting the progress of Cemetery Road in Georgetown, which has been lagging behind its completion schedule, the Public Works Minister noted that many of the smaller roads are being upgraded to main access roads, since the traffic flow has been increasing within those areas.

“If you look in the newspaper you will see a slew of roads that are being advertised. These are not small roads. These are the main access roads. We are looking at the possibility of continuing Sussex Street coming in from Cemetery Road and up to Mandela Avenue,” Minister Edghill stated.

That project has an engineer’s estimate of $1.6 billion.

In addition, the Ministry plans to upgrade Vlissengen Road to Homestretch Avenue into a four-lane road and only part of that project has been awarded.

Phase two of the project from Homestretch Avenue to Mandela, which measures 620 metres is out for tender. This section will cost an additional $360 million.

Bids are also out for sections of Thomas Lands and Carifesta Avenue.

Additionally, Phase two of the Thomas Lands Road Projects will see 600 metres being rehabilitated for $1 billion.

Similarly, Carifesta Avenue will see 1,500 metres being rehabilitated at $1.5 billion.

“So, we are coming out with two projects…Princess Street to St Stephens Street and St Stephens Street down to High Street…That is being advertised because we have to upgrade Princess Street to take the traffic flow” the minister explained.

The first project which stretches from Princes Street and Cemetery Road to St Stephens Street costs $650 million, with 1070 metres being rehabilitated.

From Princes Street and Cemetery Road to St Stephens Street to High Street, will see $800 million being spent on 730 metres of road.

“Every effort is being made to improve what we are doing in the city and across the country and I will implore the City Counsellors, dumping of garbage in the burial ground on cemetery roads and on parapets has got to stop” the Public Works Minister stressed.

The Government, while rolling out a number of road projects, continues to press contractors to get the work done within the schedule period.

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