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355.
The Roads and Bridges Rehabilitation component of the
National Highway
Programme
has been provided with the sum of $28 million to complete payments for
road rehabilitative works completed on Naparima Mayaro Road, Lothians Inverness
Road, St. Croix Extension Road and bridges reconstruction works completed on the
Cunapo Southern Road (Rio Claro), La Lune and Moruga Road.
356.
The
Port of Spain East/West Corridor Transportation Project
has been provided
with $280 million for completion of the interchange at the intersection of the Churchill
Roosevelt Highway and the Uriah Butler Highway and the commencement of
construction works for an overpass at the intersection of the Churchill Roosevelt
Highway and Southern Main Road, Curepe.
357.
The
Road Construction and Major Road Rehabilitation Programme
has been
allocated $275 million under the IDF for the continued rehabilitation of roads, major
landslip repairs, reconstruction and repairs to bridges. Major projects for fiscal 2014
include Indian Trail Overpass upgrade, Saddle Road Phase II, Valencia Bypass and
reconstruction of bridges at Eastern Main Road D‟Abadie, Guaico Tamana Road, Toco,
and Todd‟s Road, Freeport. Over 200 roads throughout Trinidad in areas including
Arima, Couva, Manzanilla, Diego Martin, Laventille/Morvant, La Brea, Mayaro, Siparia
and Pointe a Pierre are earmarked for rehabilitation works. Landslips repairs will be
undertaken in several areas including Claxton Bay, Oropouche, Caroni and Sangre
Grande
Proposed works on Valencia By Pass Road
358.
The
Bridges Reconstruction and Landslips Repair Programmes
have a total
allocation of $45 million which will be used for the reconstruction of bridges and
landslips in several areas including Toco, St Anns, St. Augustine, Eastern Main Road St.
