WORLD BANK AND EU DELEGATION TOURS VANARD(VENUS) TO ANSE LA RAYE LINK ROAD

Delegates from the EU and the World Bank Group paid a visit to the construction site of the Vanard (Venus) to Anse La Raye Link Road  on Monday, February 27, 2023. This visit formed part of a week-long trip to Saint Lucia for the organizations.

Reconstruction of the Vanard (Venus) to Anse La Raye Link Road is one of the major activities under the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). The DVRP is a world bank funded initiative aimed at reducing Saint Lucia’s vulnerability to climate change and extreme weather hazards.

The two organizations collaborated with the government of Saint Lucia on two major infrastructural activities under the DVRP, namely, the Venus/Anse La Raye road rehabilitation project and Piaye Bridge rehabilitation project.

The signing ceremony between officials from Construction and Industrial Equipment (CIE) Ltd and the Government of St Lucia was held on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, .and later the sod-turning ceremony marking the beginning of the reconstruction of the Vanard (Venus) to Anse La Raye Link Road was held on March 10, 2022.

The works on the Vanard (Venus) to Anse La Raye Link Road (SLU-DVRP-VAB-RFB-RDS-01-21) consist of:

• Earthworks and site clearance
• Paving works
• Drainage works and culverts
• Gabion baskets
• Concrete works
• Retaining walls and slope stabilization

For many years the Vanard (Venus) to Anse La Raye link road has provided alternate and important access for commuters between the communities of Millet and Anse La Raye. After Hurricane Tomas in 2010 and the Christmas Eve Trough of 2013, the roadway, although still motorable, is compromised and in need of structural rehabilitation.

The duration of the 8.7 kilometers of roadworks is expected to last twelve (12) months. CIE looks forward to providing the residents of Vanard (Venus) and Anse la Raye with the highest quality of workmanship.

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