The complete rehabilitation of the road from Balata to Morne Du Don is presently underway. The project is coined as the Balata to Morne Du Don to Road Rehabilitation Project. Works by Construction and Industrial Equipment Ltd (CIE) is progressing at a rapid pace after only 10 days on the job.
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| Men at work |
The residents who stand to benefit from the
project are happy with the pace at which work is progressing. To ensure
satisfaction to the residents, we provide the best quality roads with
minimal disruption. To be able to do this CIE’s
engineers use materials with superior physical properties which
comply fully with the specifications of the Ministry, and they have developed
standard lab and field test methods and sampling procedures to make sure they
will give the expected performance.
The Prime Minister, on his Face Book page wrote on the pace at which the company is going about the project. “The Morne Du Don to Balata Road Reconstruction Project is progressing quickly after 1 week of work.”
According to the engineers with CIE Ltd,
the Balata to Morne Du Don Road Scope of works entails rehabilitation
of 2.737 km of asphalt road pavement. The works includes:
- Demolition of damaged road infrastructure
- Reconstruction of drains
- Construction of Kerb walls
- Construction of retaining walls
- Construction of culvert crossings
- Watercourse training works
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| Pics of the Balata/Morne Du Don Project. |
Throughout its duration, the project will create
an estimated seventy (70) full-time jobs with a large number of these jobs
going to the local residents according to CIE Ltd management.
The Morne Dudon/Balata project is expected to be completed within 5 months.
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