{"id":61504,"date":"2012-04-20T08:26:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T12:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=61504"},"modified":"2012-04-20T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T15:00:35","slug":"completion-ceremony-of-edward-oliver-leblanc-highway-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/economy-development\/completion-ceremony-of-edward-oliver-leblanc-highway-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Completion ceremony of Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_58954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58954\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58954\" title=\"Chinese proejct - Roseau bridge\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Chinese-proejct-Roseau-bridge-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Chinese-proejct-Roseau-bridge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Chinese-proejct-Roseau-bridge-642x481.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Chinese-proejct-Roseau-bridge-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Chinese-proejct-Roseau-bridge.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dominica\/China Friendship Bridge in Roseau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It starts at the new Dominica\/China Friendship Bridge in the capital and extends for miles into the northern part of the country, ending in the town of Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p>The Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway, rehabilitated with Chinese funds totaling $100 million, is having its completion ceremony on Friday, with the Chinese company which undertook the work to officially hand over the road to the Dominica Government.<\/p>\n<p>The government has described that project as part of its overall efforts to rehabilitate the country\u2019s main roads to get them to internationally accepted standards.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the rehabilitated road will now make life easier for motorists travelling between the capital city Roseau and the town of\u00a0Portsmouth, especially bus drivers who depend on good roads to enhance their livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting ahead of Friday\u2019s ceremony, the Prime Minister said in addition to the West Coast road,\u00a0 the government was introducing a $20 million dollar road rehabilitation project that would see the re-surfacing of several roads around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriving to and from Vieille Case or to and from Portsmouth from Roseau is a dream now, you no longer have to be negotiating major potholes or other hindrances on the road, it\u2019s a major improvement,\u201d he said of the West Coast Road, while expressing the hope that other roads up for rehabilitation would also enjoy that kind of standard.<\/p>\n<p>The West Coast Rehabilitated road is being named after Dominica\u2019s first Premier, Edward Oliver Leblanc.<\/p>\n<p>His association with the initial construction of the road is something expected to be highlighted at Friday\u2019s Completion ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony is expected to take place in Mahaut at 2:30 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It starts at the new Dominica\/China Friendship Bridge in the capital and extends for miles into the northern part of the country, ending in the town of Portsmouth. 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