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Land Transportation
140.
The Public Transport Service Corporation expended $22.61 million of its $40.5
million allocation for fiscal 2013. Works undertaken included:
Refurbishment of work areas at the PTSC compound – Fencing at VMCOTT
ninety five per cent (95%) completed and HR upgrade works in progress
Improvement of bus shelters
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Contract awarded for nine (9) bus shelters and
this work is in progress, approximately twenty per cent (20%) completed
Improvement of Operating Infrastructure OSHA
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funds were utilised to
refurbish sewer and waste water systems and the female washrooms at the
Arima and Sangre Grande Facility. Expenditure also accounted for the
purchase of safety equipment.
Port of Spain Maxi Taxi Facility
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funds were utilised to do improvement
works to the transport hub.
Development of the Rio Claro passenger facility
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tender packages have been
sent out to contractors to carry out improvement works to the facility.
Purchase of one hundred (100) buses
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Phase I of this project, which is the
purchase of
thirty-five buses (35), was initiated and will be delivered in
fiscal 2014.
Acquisition of a GPS system
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the PTSC completed Phase I of a project
which involved the installation of GPS tracking systems on its entire fleet.
Sea Transportation
141.
Sea Transport accounted for the bulk of expenditure in fiscal 2013 utilizing
approximately $32.8 million of a $63 million allocation. This can be attributed to the
following projects:
Upgrading and Modernization of Navigational Aids
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for fiscal 2013
approximately $1.5 million was expended mainly as payment to contractors
for work done on four (4) buoys (Crown Point, Erin).
Demolition of Shed 9 and Concrete Paving for Container Storage
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The
demolition of Shed 9 was completed in July, 2013 at a cost of $15.5 million.
Upgrade of G.S.S Facilities
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Improvement works to the quay were
undertaken in November 2012 to facilitate the berthing of the Warrior Spirit.
Plans for the refurbishment of the Warrior Spirit Jetty are currently being
finalised, as tenders are being evaluated at present. Works on the Jetty are
expected to commence by the end of August, 2013. Approximately $3
million has been utilised on this project for fiscal 2013.
