{"id":297317,"date":"2023-01-18T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=297317"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:48:04","slug":"final-designs-for-proposed-international-airport-nearing-completion-equipment-enroute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/final-designs-for-proposed-international-airport-nearing-completion-equipment-enroute\/","title":{"rendered":"Final designs for proposed international airport nearing completion, equipment enroute"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_297318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297318\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-297318\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Computer-generated-image-of-welcome-sign-at-proposed-international-airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Computer-generated image of the welcome sign at the proposed international airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that heavy equipment to be used for the construction of the international airport is expected to arrive in Dominica this February.<\/p>\n<p>He made the announcement while addressing a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A one billion dollar contract between the Government of Dominica and Montreal Management Consultant Establishment (MMCE) was signed on June 9, 2021, signaling the official commencement of the construction of the highly anticipated international airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very confident that we will build this airport, there is progress being made, the ship that\u2019s carrying the equipment is on the waters, meaning that it has left China to come in,\u201d he said. \u201cThe contractors have been building the landing site in the Woodford Hill area\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Prime Minister, the Pottersville Savannah has been identified as a temporary landing site for some of the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0 he said the geotechnical studies are nearing completion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the studies for the earth movement have been completed with some variations because of the wetness of the soil,\u201d he revealed. \u201cThere is more humidity in the soil than we anticipated and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe final designs are nearing completion because we have to keep making changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned also that the lab is functioning and not only providing services to the airport, but the government is using the lab for other investigations across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are very confident and I believe the equipment based on the schedule will be in Dominica in February of this year,\u201d Skerrit revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, he said additional homes were built by his government to satisfy the needs of residents who have been affected due to the construction of the international airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to build additional homes to satisfy the needs of some residents there\u2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said about 26 families have already moved into their homes and are very happy with the quality of the homes that they have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are generally happy,\u201d Skerrit said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to state that a number of people have been compensated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some people we cannot find because they are overseas and in some cases people are deceased, so we have not been able to finalize some of the payments for them, but that will be done as we go along,\u201d the Prime Minister explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWe are very grateful for the level of cooperation and collaboration from land owners and property owners in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that heavy equipment to be used for the construction of the international airport is expected to arrive in Dominica this February. 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