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Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security, Dr. Irving McIntyre has announced that works are ongoing on the International Airport Project.<\/p>\n
He made the announcement while presenting the 2023-2024 National Budget at Parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the airport which is located in Wesley is critical to the overall transformation of the economy and will facilitate the growth of all sectors of the economy, in particular, the agriculture, tourism, and trade sectors.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThe contractor has mobilized, and the works are ongoing on construction of temporary supporting facilities for workshop and storage, as well as for mixing concrete and asphalt,\u201d he said. \u201cOver the next two years, we will see significant progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. McIntyre continued, \u201cThis Fiscal Year the continued development of the site will include major earthworks, construction of culverts and new roads, and the installation of the perimeter fence.\u201d<\/p>\n
He revealed that work is expected to begin on the passenger terminal building in August 2024, and the runway, taxiway, and apron in October 2025.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cMr. Speaker now is the time for us to begin preparations for the dramatic change that will take place in the economy,\u201d he indicated. \u201cAll sectors need to align themselves to maximize the many opportunities which will be derived from this very important project.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, Dr. McIntyre said the focus must be placed on the positive impact of the introduction of the American Airlines direct flight from Miami, to begin to understand the transformational impact of an airport that will allow direct flights from Europe, Canada, and different parts of the United States.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cOur hoteliers, tour operators, bars and restaurants, farmers and fisherfolk will all benefit. This will open new avenues for the export of our products and result generally in the expansion of the economy and improvement in the lives and livelihoods of all our people,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
A one-billion-dollar contract between the Government of Dominica and Montreal Management Consultant Establishment (MMCE) was signed, signaling the official commencement of the construction of the highly anticipated international airport.<\/p>\n
The contract signing which took place at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium on June 9, 2021, is a long-awaited dream held in the hearts of citizens for over 50 years.<\/p>\n
At the time, the prime minister expressed gratitude to the people of Wesley, Woodford Hill, and Palm Tree who facilitated the construction of the airport in their communities and vowed to the citizens of Dominica, at home and abroad, that nothing and no one will stop his government from building the international airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security, Dr. Irving McIntyre has announced that works are ongoing on the International Airport Project. He made the announcement while presenting the 2023-2024 National Budget at Parliament on Tuesday. According…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":305750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,286,77,235,285,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy-development","category-governance","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-infrastructure","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n