Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in collaboration with the ministry of public works has announced that road construction and community development in the vicinity of Thibaud and Paix Bouche will commence in the near future.
Government will realign a section of road in Thibaud to allow for the safe passage of heavy vehicles and equipment to other communities as well as the commencement on the Marmiton Farm Access Road in the heights of Paix Bouche and the clearance of access roads to begin home construction in Paix Bouche.
During a one-on-one tour by the prime minister to these communities on Friday, Skerrit said the first instance is to look at the realignment of a section of the road in Morne Savon which is village in Thibaud.
He said the whole intention is to see how the government can realign the road to allow for a container truck to be able to get beyond Thibaud and into Vieille Case.
“The ministry had done a design, based on surveys and from my lament standpoint, I thought that it would not have satisfied the objective and they agreed eventually and decided to go back to the field to do a re-review and to seek to get to a realignment,” The PM noted.
He said the ministry then came up with realignment and by going on the filed they recognized that the realignment could become even shorter than what was originally proposed.
“And so they’re going to go back to the drawing board and to see whether what which is suggested is plausible. It’s an important piece of road. That’s the only section of the road between Blenheim and Penville that have been addressed because of the tarring and of course, the elevations of that particular section of the road.”
The PM further mandated that by January 2022, a retaining wall needs to be done as well as the reconstruction of a culvert in the community.
Meantime, the government also visited a farm access road in Paix bouche which leads to the plantation of about 26 diversified farmers including livestock farmers.
The visit consisted of the identification of key issues confronting the farmers in relations to the access road including clearing and reinstatement. The PM said these improvements will enhance better mobility to their farms.
“We’ve directed that we’ll move as early as next week to engage in the first phase which is clearing of the road, the reinstatement of earth drains and in the second assessment will be done in regards to the surfacing where we need to do some new road surfacing. We took the opportunity to engage the famers on other issues confronting them and have agreed to set up a meeting with them in the nearest Future.”
Also, in Paix Bouche, the ministry has given directions on improving the access to a place called Moore Park, which includes land the government acquired many years ago to allow expansion for housing for 16 residents.
“In the last five or six years we have subdivided that portion of land into lots and so we’ll be moving as early as this weekend, to start clearing the access roads and to seek to clear the portion of land where we will be building as a first phase, 16 resilient homes for the residents of Paix Bouche.”
The ministry is also working on several interventions with retaining walls in the community because of prominent soil erosion.
Wow Paix-Bouche, Moore-Park, Thibaud are still on the map of Skerrit (Dominica)? It’s been decades I have not heard of any of those villages. Glad to hear that they have been reinstated by this Fake news. Projects and more projects plus international Fairport or Fear port which ever seems most appropriate. How close is election? I suspect very soon to enable the transfers of PM to President, and we all know whom from St. Joseph/ Grand Bay to PM. (Mark those words)
Really…..do what on earth this government is about? DON’T we have The best of Public Works established workers who has been the on-going designated ones who has been repairing, updating and designed the construction of our Roads, Drains, and sidewalks on our behalf of the People, Drivers, Buses, pedestrians and the handicapped etc.?
We MUST ALL ENSURE that the preparation of our Roads Drains and sidewalks in particular within the (OUR) city that must be critical to its Upliftment where our own people and our Visiting Guests and most importantly the revenue from the Cruise Ships and other visitors from other places interested in our NATURE ISLE and the welcoming of our well designated People.We welcome who are handicapped, the Elderly, Blind, and the aged to be welcomed to our Nature Isle Dominica who will be well assisted, accommodated and RESPECTED at all times. BON VOYAGE. Lets all be proud of our people, All Visitors & our Beautiful Nature Isle Dominica.
APRES BONDIE CE LATER.
Boy, the Chinese coming in bulk soon, mark my words.
So it’s up to us to push back on that. Action speaks louder than words. It’s demonstration time. It’s time to put a stop to the sale of our country. I’ve never read anything this guy regurgitates. No time for this guy.
Toto, you’re so right. We are suppose to have a government with a Person who serves the position of PRIME MINISTER to lead and design well needed meaningful development for our people and suffering families and the desperate jobless. We’re fedup of this Fake, Deceptive ongoing “RED CLINIC’ created by you with the use of our hard earned States Funds just to gain fame and loyalty from people who are in need and to be assessed and accommodated by well prepared professional Officers at the WELFARE DIVISION and NOT at this deliberate on-going Deceptive “RED BOBOLISTIC CLINIC”. The question as taxpayers is why must this Immature Visionless Failed incompetent PRIME MINISTER gets on with the states business
It’s NOT your Role, it is the Role and the responsibility of the “Officers” of the WELFARE DIVISION and NOT the office of the PRIME MINISTER Skerrit. This is NOT your ROLE. So get on with your job that our tax money 🤑💰 pays you well. If you can’t perform and create Jobs for us…