$200M allotted to upgrade Rasville, Roxanne Burnham Gardens’ roads

…project to be completed by September

Government has allocated some $200 million to enhance thoroughfares in the communities of Rasville and Roxanne Burnham Gardens. This was revealed by Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, on Tuesday during a recent community outreach with residents at Well Site, Roxanne Burnham Gardens.
The minister highlighted to residents that similar infrastructural developments that are happening in nearby areas such as East and West Ruimveldt will soon also be taking place in their communities. On this point the minster noted that the ministry will soon deploy its special programs unit to begin the necessary enhancement works in the area.
“Within the next 10 days the Ministry of Public Works special programmes unit will be fully mobilised and the entire network of Rasville and Roxanne Burnham Gardens will be done over, your programme just in terms of road development we will be injecting close to $200 million in your community,” the minister asserted.

Further, he pointed out that the new project would not be handled by a contractor. According to the minister, this decision was made to guarantee that the rehabilitation works are completed promptly. He informed residents that all road improvement efforts should be finished by September.
“Before school reopens for September with the pace that we work at the ministry through the special projects unit if we don’t complete everything, we will be more than 90% substantially complete with all the roads that you want to do in here” the minister stated.
Additionally, Edghill noted that small contracts will be awarded to residents if there is a need for additional labour. Similar contracts will also be given to residents to clean and improve the drainage systems in the area.

Meanwhile, also speaking at the outreach was Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd, who highlighted that the government is committed towards developing every area in the country.
“When I say inclusive, I mean leaving no one behind taking every citizen in every community in every region into consideration so when we talk about development we’re speaking about development in a very balanced way,” he stated.
The minister also encouraged members of the community to communicate more. He noted that this is important in ensuring that each stakeholder is up to date about projects and future developments that the government has planned for the area.
In 2024 the government allocated over $200 billion to the Public Works Ministry. The primary focus of this budget is the extensive enhancement of the country’s roads and bridges, aiming to boost transportation and connectivity.