Road maintenance projects across Dominica are moving smoothly as the Public Works Corporation prioritise their works in light of limited funds, Chief Technical Officer of the Public Works and Ports Ministry, Kendell Johnson has said.
Johnson told Dominica News Online that the total cost for these projects varies annually from at least $6.5 Million. He said the projects are being executed on the basis of priority level.
The road works, which span the island, include treatments of stone and asphalt in potholes, sealing of cracks and surface rejuvenating, among others. The efforts are intended to protect and improve the functional condition of the road while reducing the need for routine maintenance, leading to extended service life without increasing structural capacity.
Regarding areas of priority, Johnson said: “As we know we have limited funding and there are a lot of competing priorities so we tend to address those areas which are higher on the priority list.”
These assessments to determine the priority levels are carried in the four districts of the island (north, south, east and west), Johnson said.
The Public Works Corporation is a statutory organization with a mandate to maintain the roadways of the island. Funding for the projects are provided in advance through budgetary allocations from government.
In his 2010/2011 Budget address, Prime Minister Skerrit announced that the Ministry of Public Works, Energy and Ports would receive the largest allocation of the capital budget in the amount of $69.7 million or 49.6 percent of the total capital budget.
Why were maintenance workers using tarish to patch pot holes in Copthall? It boggles the mind that traish is being used to patch pot holes in an area that receives so much rain fall annually. Please complete the drains in Copthall while you’re at it. Thanks in advance.
don’t you forget salisbury,thanks in advance.
I WILL PRAISE DOMINICA BECAUSE THERE IS SOME PROGRESS GOING ON.
But so long Springfield Road closed i have never seen a picture of the road works bing done there. What is the lates and when will we drive that road again? 2020? and who going to be working on these roads anyway? will we see an increase in local employment?
Don’t forget Hon. Pierre Charles’ Blvd. Much to be done for completion to include a real bridge across the Genever River. The Lalay road has not been resurfaced for decades. Don’t just talk, walk the talk. Show the Grand Bayrians that you care.
Mr Johnson please take a look at the roads all over Dominica, not lashing out at any party- party politics dont occupy the smallest area of ma memory- but the road net work is really in an alas papa bondye state. The drivers are payin taxes so get the roads sorted. Kindly ask the road work crews to stop the foolishness whereby they put tarish in potholes. You have seen it, they have seem it, we all have seen the comess on the roads. Its like tarish today potholes tomorow. The sad thing is that, drivers have to be tryin to avoid the potholes and one can see small tracks with mud and grass. Remember as you talk about road maintainence – the grass on the roads are rediculously high. To much bush in the place and the roads are so so untidy and below standards- go lucia and chack out their road network. \
To many engineeers around the place – and the roads still in a messss. remember mamo;s ilslandwide road project ..
TRUE DOMINICAN DON’T WORRY ABOUT WORKERS OR LABOUR ITS ABOUT DOMINICA WE CARE.
FIRST THE CHINA BUILDING THE ROAD DOMLEC SHOULD BE PUTTING THE ELECTRIC CABLE UNDER GROUND, THEN TAKE OUT THOSE WOOD POLL ON THE ROAD SIDE THAT WILL MAKE IT EASY ER FOR LIGHTING UP THE ROAD SIDE. (2) PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT NEED TO BE EQUIP WITH MODERN TOOL SO WHEN WE HAVE PROJECT LIKE AIRPORT ROAD THEY CAN HANDLE IT AND IN THIS ECONOMIC HARD SHIP WE CANT AFFORD TO LET OUR MONEY LEAVE DOMINICA.
we doing fine in dominica next step on the way build the state house for 27 millon
one thing we dominicans all of us are extremly wicked..call the Pm tell him doesnt make sense
with that amout of doe why doesnt he assisit the tourism instead..
one thing a labourite sadly doesnt carry two eye only one!!!…very foolish
unless we dont go on a hard campaign to tell the govt to cease the amount for that building we
will confirm ourselves as very honouray foolish people to the rest of the caribbean…
@Miami and @Foreigner etc.: I feel your pain people, more lighting would be great in this age. However, your cry can only be soothed by Geothermal or solar energy(no mention of hydro here because Domlec has made a mess out of it). But ‘they/Gov’t’ don’t have the balls to persue cheap energy/electricity, because Domlec won’t make that much money. Your darkness is a cash-cow for DOMlec. And paying lip service to Geothermal or solar energy for Dominicans after so many YEARS of talk is also a cash-cow for ‘them’, whoever ‘them’ is – you know whom.
lol dem chinese eh… prisoners wii dat dere
@foreigner: Foreigner, the villagers hardly pay any taxes and hence…less Street Light, less services
@Miami: i agree with u, my uncle came from England one year and even with a flah light he didnt have enuff light and injured himself. we need a few more street lights, i know in some villages the village councils are resonsible for that
Mr Johnson are you refering to the Canefield to Pont Casse road as well. Is that project going smoothly? How many years behind schedule is that going now? Will phase two go as “smoothly” seeing that the same contractors with their antiquated equipment & techniques have been rewarded for their efforts on Phase 1 by been given this leg as well? How many years past schedule will they be allowed to run on this one? Dominicans are a very tolerant society. Should these things take place in other countries there would be noise!!!!
@Miami: ExCUSE ME EVERYWHERE IN DA IS LIT… and to mention *especialy for those coming back home*. The road must be lit for us not especially for those in the diaspora.I hate when ppl in the diaspora try to damn compare dominca with America as if Dominca has a millions ways to generate revenue. shate man.. At least somthing is getting done. If more lights are necesaary then after the roads are constructed the lights will be there.CAN YOU EAT AND .. AT THE SAME TIME? YOU EAT THEN ….
It bothers me when clearing is being done on our roads, the length of time it takes to clear the grass,if it is cleared at all. I would also like someone to explain to me why the verges are never done. Doing the verges causes the water to find its way to the drains and not forced to run on the roads, causing damage to the surface. In my village, there are stones and fallen trees on the road sides which need urgent attention. Thanks for at least starting. The surface I hope will be next.
The economy is in shambles. The productive sectors are in crisis. Agriculture is in decline, going down, down, down. Manufacturing almost non-existent. Tourism sector not vibrant and declining. The country’s exports are insignificant. Therefore, Once the economy is in such a poor state, the country is not making money from the productive sectors, Funds must be limited.
We need to increase the capacity of Public Works to undertake the major road construction/maintenance projects on island, instead of the foreign Gardakhan Co. having the priorities for all major road works. Public Works proposal for building an asphalt plant in Layou was not feasible and Planning refused their request. Rightly so, because the Asphalt plant would be too close to the village and would impact negatively on the health of the Layou villagers. But Planning gave Gardakhan license to build the same plant close to Layou, but rejected PWC.
Why did Planning acted so irresponsibly? Why did the Mr. of Environment and Environmental Health personnel agree for the foreign Co. to build against the concerns of the Layou villagers? Those are the double standards that our officials exhibit in Dominica. By now, PWC should have the capacity to take on the construction of and maintenance of our major roads in Dominica working in collaboration with local construction companies. PWC need to be better managed. PWC all now strapped for cash. GOVT. FAIL TO PLAN, SO PLAN TO FAIL. That’s the bottom line.
.Here is something I do not understand about these road works in Dominica.
A personal vehicle and a commercial vehicle weight far more than a person. But when building a house both your ground floor and other elevated floors must be of at least 3000 psi strength. Yet the roads in Dominica is nowhere close to these psi strengths!!!!
I would be grateful if someone can shed some light on the construction standards for roads in Dominica because something is not right. Those heavy trucks that all over Dominica breaking up the poor little roads we have to be paying plenty money to maintain every year. We will never get anywhere fast with the limited funds we have in that country.
Our water table already high and we not making good quality roads
No band-aid fix. Do it right, so that it wont come back and bite, (money-wise).
The picture taken doesnot indicate what location in Dominica. Dominica needs more
light on the street, the island is too dark. Especially, for dominicans moving back home
seniors.
We also need to see more pictures to see progress.
@WILDLIFE: Who is the small man?
WE NEED HELP IN WOODFORDHILL. THE ROADS ARE IN TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
Labourites are labouring!!!
THATS GOOD TO HEAR BUT PLEASE GIVE THE SMALL MAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE HIMSELF BY GIVING HIM A JOB AND THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLE OF HIS WORK OUT THERE IS IT BECAUSE HE DOSE NOT HAVE THE BIG SURNAME.HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND EVERY ENGINEER KNOWS HIM SO PLEASE . REMEMBER HIM FOR ONE OF THOSE PROJECT.