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365.
Sea Transport will receive a sum of $70.5 million under the Consolidated Fund
which will fund the Port of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island
Transportation and the Port-of-Spain Infrastructure Company. Funds will be utilised to
carry out improvement works to the port facilities and enhance the travel experience for
passengers utilising of the inter-island service. Additionally, $11 million was allocated
under the IDF for the Water Taxi Service to carry out improvement works to existing
terminals at San Fernando and Port of Spain and to begin construction of the
Chaguaramas terminal.
366.
The Vehicle Management Company of Trinidad and Tobago (VMCOTT) will be
allocated $12 million to continue expansion works at its facilities in Beetham, San
Fernando and Tobago.
367.
Emphasis will also be placed on the curbing of road fatalities by the Trinidad and
Tobago National Road Safety Council. The sum $2 million has been allocated to
improve public awareness of road safety importance.
Drainage
368.
An allocation of $296.7 million has been provided to improve drainage
infrastructure and assist in reducing the occurrence of flooding in Trinidad and Tobago.
369.
The sum of $13 million has been provided under the IDF for the completion of
the
Caroni River Basin Study
and to commence work on the
South Oropouche River
Basin and North West Peninsula Studies
.
370.
The National Programme for the Upgrade of Drainage Channels
will continue in
fiscal year 2014 with an allocation of $60 million for the following:
continuation of the Mausica River Improvement project
commencement of the Cascade River Improvement project
commencement of the Arima River Improvement project
commencement of the St. Ann's River Rehabilitation project
371.
An allocation of $15 million has been provided under the
Major River Clearing
Programme
for the continuation of reinforced concrete walling and paving on the
Marabella River. Construction of reinforced concrete wall and paving will also
commence on the Soledad River, located in Gasparillo. Funding has also been provided
through the
Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme
to commence work on the
Dunderhill Ravine located in Arouca and the Diana River located in Central Trinidad.
