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Major Roadworks Set to Begin in Eleuthera - $11 Million Contract Awarded Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works, the Hon. Desmond Bannister toured through Eleuthera on Friday, January 8th and Saturday, January 9th, primarily to view the current state of the road highway system along the length of the isle, said the Minister in an interview with The Eleutheran on the Saturday. “We have a number of challenges with the roads in the settlements throughout Eleuthera, and they’ve been ignored for many, many years. We have signed an 11 million dollar contract for the major highway, but it’s also important for persons within the communities to have some comfort in their daily commute. So, I started the morning in Harbour Island, looking at the roads there which are a huge challenge, and now I’m going through Central and South Eleuthera, looking at the roads in all the settlements. I went into Hatchet Bay, which is really bad - they’ve been ignored for too long, so, we are going to try and see what we can do about them, even though we are in the middle of an international recession,” said Minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works, Hon. Desmond Bannister.
Bannister. “I will also be looking at the progress of the two docks (the commercial and fishermen’s dock) being built in South Eleuthera, to assist with the commerce in that community. I want to see the progress. I like to see things myself and see where they are going - and to speak with the contractors. There are also some challenges with some of the smaller docks within communities. So, we have to scope those docks - so communities can have those docks repaired. To mention a few, in James’ Cistern, the dock is a mess - the community has already started stripping it themselves, so I’ve asked Mr. Sawyer, who is our Senior Engineer here in Eleuthera, to prepare a scope for me, to see what we can do to get that back and operational.” The 11 million dollar highway road contract, awarded to Bahama Hot Mix, mentioned by Bannister, refers to the upcoming hot mix asphalt road works, as opposed to the historic ‘sand-seal’ highways now found along the length of P19 Eleuthera, which are
