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Road, Avocat Road from Avocat Junction to High Street Siparia, Camden Link Road
from Calcutta #2 - Camden Road, Hoseinee Trace off Guaracara Tabaquite Road, Forres
Park Trace Off Cedar Hill Road, Fishing Pond Road off Manzanilla Mayaro Road.
135.
Under the Bridges Reconstruction and Landslips Repair Programmes, tenders
were initiated for construction works on twenty (20) bridges and twenty-four (24)
landslips respectively. Bridge reconstruction works commenced on B1/3 Calcutta Road
No. 2 with an overall completion of fifteen per cent (15%). The existing bridge was
demolished and a pedestrian footbridge and walkway was constructed. Excavation for
the northern and southern abutments and piling works for the foundation of the retaining
wall were completed. Piling works for the northern abutment are twenty per cent (20%)
complete.
Construction works at B1/3 Calcutta Road No. 2
136.
The Ministry of Local Government was allocated $88.6 million to continue its
programme of roads and bridges improvement in the regional corporations. An amount
of $99.9 million was expended on resurfacing of roads, rehabilitation of slipper drains,
box drains and footpaths and construction of retaining walls. Achievements included:
Port of Spain City Corporation
: - reconstruction of footpath, kerbwall and
slipper drains were completed on several streets including Dunlop Drive,
Warner/Picton Marli Street, Gallus Street and Cawnpore Street. Whilst a
retaining wall was completed at 18 La Resource Street and road paving was
completed at Pioneer Drive
San Fernando City Corporation
: reconstruction works on roads and bridges
were completed on several streets in the areas of Les Efforts, Cipero,
