Wheeland gets city water in million-dollar contract

In April this year, the Cabinet had re-approved a contract for the installation of city water lines in the Wheeland, Blue Hills community, and last week those lines were laid.

Elected representative for the Wheeland community, Hon Kyle Knowles reported on the project last week, saying that it “was a promise made and a promise kept to my people”.

Knowles said: “Access to basic infrastructure, such as city water at such a critical time, will definitely improve the lives of our people but most importantly it will open up Wheeland to greater housing and business development opportunities.

“Since coming into office, I have vowed to work hard on behalf of the people of my constituency. Today I'm elated to say that some 6,800 feet of city water lines are being installed on Tom Lightbourne Drive.”

The constituency leader said this is the beginning of the transformational change for the trajectory of the community, thanking the team from the Ministry of Physical Planning and

Development (PPID), the Attorney General’s Chambers and Provo Water Company, for working to help achieve this milestone.

The installation, which began last week, is projected to take weeks, and the lines will run the entirety of Tom Lightbourne Drive. Knowles stated: “Pumping water into tanks, unless for emergency purposes, should be a thing of the past.”

Asked about the project being undertaken by his team, Minister of PPID, Hon. Jamell Robinson said the project is projected to cover other areas that are underserved as well.

‘It is a project that was contracted last month covering water installation in the Wheeland, Millennium Highway, and Long Bay Hills areas.

“Once completed, just under $1.1m would have been spent to give residents in those areas access to city water.” (DELANA ISLES)