UKCIF project profile: Montserrat - Port Development

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MONTSERRAT

Port Development Project

This project will develop new port facilities in Little Bay, providing a safe, climate-resilient harbour, which will improve accessibility to the island. The infrastructure works will include the construction of an offshore jetty, new access road, dredging works, and slope stabilisation. During implementation there will be a strong emphasis on preserving environmental assets, such as the bat colony and the marine habitat. Rendezvous Bluff

4,000 residents

UKCIF grant £14.5mn (US$18.8mn)

of Montserrat will benefit from increased efficiency of port services and improved connectivity to the rest of the world, with better access to goods and services. Residents will also benefit from the expansion of the economy.

Montserrat US$9.2mn US$ 28mn

December 2017 Project approved

July 2018

November 2021

December 2023

Design consultants engaged

Start of construction

End of construction

Monserrat Port Little Bay Authority Ferry Terminal

Little Bay

New Pier Existing Pier

This project has been made possible through a grant from the United Kingdom Government under the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF), which provides grant funding for climate-resilient infrastructure projects to encourage growth and to support improved livelihoods, poverty reduction and safer conditions for residents. UKCIF is administered by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). June 2021

Contacts

Ministry of Communication, Works and Labour, Public Works Department Project Coordinator: Dion Weekes Email: weekesd@gov.ms

Caribbean Development Bank Andrew Dupigny, Head, Infrastructure Partnerships, Office of the Vice-President (Operations) Email: dupigna@caribank.org


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