Public Works Minister Dr Colin McIntyre has expressed sympathy for Eggleston / Giraudel residents on their bad road conditions. He said $6-million has been approved for repairs, but more will be needed.
During a tour of ongoing road work sites on Wednesday, McIntyre said, “I want to say to the people of Giraudel, Eggleston and all the road users in that area, I sympathize with them for what they are going through … it is a bit hard for them, but we are aware that. There is so much to do in Dominica, but we have decided to put all our emphasis on this road right now to create the ease.” He stated that the people have been very patient, and he commended them for that. He added, “But we are committed to this project”. He said the road is “tired” and “old” and it is obvious that more than the $6-million that has been approved will be needed for that road project. He added that three contractors have been secured for various aspects of the project, and they have been urged to speed up the process “so that we can move on to other aspects and phases of this road development… meanwhile, “I was speaking to my technical staff and they have advised me that incrementally we have to tackle this road from the point that, if we allow it to continue without the proper drainage, we will have more and more edge failures taking place…”.
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