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The Northern Valleys Link Project is a study to determine the feasibility of
connecting valleys in northwest Trinidad to improve traffic flow into, out of and
around Port of Spain. The infrastructure under study should ensure improved
accessibility to the centre of Port of Spain. The primary components of the study
include:
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A 2x2 lane freeway of 10 to 15km
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3 or 4 interchanges to connect to the existing road network and highways
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8-9 km of tunnels (plus a possible extension to Tucker Valley with an
additional 4.5 km long tunnel)
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Lady Young Road widening to Beetham Highway (approximately 4 km)
Transportation
127.
The Ministry of Transport will continue improvement works to air, land and sea transport
in the medium-term with an expected investment of $198 million during this period.
128.
The Airports Authority expects the majority of its projects to be completed in fiscal year
2014 with an allocation of $26.6 million. Additional investments of $16 million will be allocated
in fiscal 2013 for the completion of the installation of CCTV cameras, security screening
equipment upgrade and the construction of a security base and training facility.
129.
The Public Transport Services Corporation (PTSC) will continue to improve its
efficiency and delivery of services to the public and the PTSC expects that its projects will be
completed in fiscal 2014.
130.
The Vehicle Management Company of Trinidad and Tobago (VMCOTT) will continue
improvement works at its facilities in San Fernando, Beetham Gardens and Tobago over the
medium term. It was projected that in addition to the $12 million allocation in 2014, $14 million
will be required during the next two fiscal years to complete works.
131.
The Ministry of Transport will continue to make Sea transport a viable option with
investments of $81.4 million in fiscal 2014 to carry out improvement works to the water taxi
service, inter-island service and the Port of Port of Spain.
Drainage
132.
Government will continue to upgrade the drainage infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago
between 2014 and 2016 in an effort to reduce the incidence of flooding in low lying areas. The
key programmes which will continue to be implemented through the National Programme for the
Upgrade of Drainage Channels includes:
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the Mausica River Improvement project
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the Cascade River Improvement project
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the Arima River Improvement project and
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the St. Ann's River Rehabilitation project
