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Roads and Bridges
129.
In fiscal 2013, $1.04 billion was incurred on improvements in road infrastructure
through several major projects and programmes throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
130.
The National Highway Programme expended $33.3 million on the completion of
road rehabilitative and bridge reconstruction works throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
River protection works are to be undertaken at bridges B1/6 Moruga Road and B1/1 La
Lune Road Moruga, B1/13 Brasso Tabaquite Road and at B5/24 Curapo Southern Road
Navet. Construction works are also scheduled for bridge B1/5 Golden Grove Road and
landslip repair at bridge B1/18 Balandra, Toco Main Road.
131.
The Port of Spain East/West Corridor Transportation Project utilised $293 million
under the IDF for the continued construction of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway/ Uriah
Butler Highway (CRH/UBH) interchange. Activities included the widening of the St.
Joseph and San Juan River bridges and infrastructure works on the westbound and
eastbound sides of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway reached an overall completion of
forty-eight per cent (48%), thirty-six per cent (36%) respectively. At Bamboo No. 3
works were thirty-two per cent (32%) complete.
132.
The Road Construction and Major Road Rehabilitation Programme utilised
$382.4 million on over three hundred (300) projects in fiscal 2013 aimed at improving
traffic safety while reducing travel time, traffic congestion and vehicle operating costs on
the national road network. The programme of activities included road rehabilitation,
landslip stabilisation and bridge reconstruction throughout Trinidad:
133.
Under slope stabilisation, nineteen (19) projects commenced of which 4 were
completed and 15 ongoing. Slope stabilisation works were completed at Moruga Road,
Coryal Road #1 off the Naparima Mayaro Road, Caratal Road LP# 34, LP#40, LP#43 off
Hermitage Road and St. Julien Road off the Naparima Mayaro Road Princes Town. At
fifteen (15) sites slope stabilisation works continued including Caratal Road LP#32 off
Hermitage Road Tabaquite, Charuma Junction Road 600m North off Tabaquite Rio Claro
Road Mayaro, Poui Hill Off Lady Chancellor Road Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West,
Moruga Road LP #73 Moruga/Tableland, Paria Main Road 70.50km - 71.00km
Toco/Sangre Grande, Sisters Road Off Sancho Road Princes Town, Mandingo Road LP #
9 - 10 Moruga/Tableland.
134.
With regards to road rehabilitation, over two hundred and thirty-eight (238)
projects were undertaken at different locations throughout Trinidad. Approximately one
hundred and five (105) road projects were completed, eighty-four (84) are ongoing and
thirty (30) have not yet commenced. Major road rehabilitation projects executed
included continuation of road and drainage works on the Blanchisseuse Road, road and
slope stabilisation on Fort George Road and drainage and road works on the Naparima
Mayaro Road. Additionally, road works were completed at Southern Main Road from
Ramsaran Street to St Mary's Junction, Tabaquite Rio Claro Road, Southern Main Road
between Cap de Ville and Chatham Junction, Vistabella Road off Chacon Street, Penal
Rock Road off S.S. Erin Road, Southern Main Road between Bassie Trace and Trantrill
