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$20M Price Tag attached to NEW Public Infrastructure for Turks and Caicos
#TurksandCaicos, May 14, 2022 – Several new projects including new roads and structural upgrades for coastal protection are underway in the Department of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development, (PPID) explained Minister Akierra Missick during budget debates last week.
The Transportation Master Plan and Coastal Protection study are both being undertaken by the PPID with help from the Caribbean Development Bank.
“This transportation plan will see a major shift in the way we travel within the Islands, as well as how we access islands nationally, revolutionizing travel within and around the entire Turks and Caicos.” Missick said.
“The Climate Resilient Coastal Protection & Management Plan will result in a clear way forward on mitigating the effects of rising sea water and coastal erosion in Grand Turk, Salt Cay and Providenciales,” she added.
On the Tourism side of things, Missick promised that construction would start on the Vendors Village in Sapodilla Bay which would be on the beach as requested by vendors. Also completed would be the enhancement works to the Vendor’s Village on Grand Turk.
Missick broke down the other $20 million dollars in projects earmarked for the upcoming fiscal year:
Highway and Road Improvement – $5.6M
- Remediation Works to Ponds and Bridges – $2.75M (with land reclamation)
- Drainage Improvement Works – $5.6M
- Upgrade to the Government Business Park – $850,000
- Furniture and Equipment for Planning – $150,000
- Renovations and Retrofit Works to PPID, PLS – $500,000
- Replacement Vehicles for Department – $666,210
- Construction of GT Floating Dock – $2M
- Training Academy and Headquarters for the Regiment – $2M
The projects, she said, would be to the benefit all Turks and Caicos islands.