State of the State doubles down on $35 million for roads and ports 

Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer 

The PNP administration will spend over 35 million on a suite of infrastructure projects including roads and ports.

”We are expanding and modernizing our airports, ports, and communications infrastructure so that people, goods, and information can move quickly.” said Washington Misick, TCI Premier during the February 19, State of the State Address.

Roads nationwide will receive attention according to Misick. Investments include:

$650,000 on West Road and Church Folly Bridges construction.

$3.6 million for drainage and site work at the Helena Jones Robinson High School as well as remediation works on the Ponds . This is an extremely long awaited project as flooding has resulted in the closure of school on several occasions.

$3 million is being spent to upgrade other roads, bridges, and ponds in Grand Turk

$4.9 million to pave and repair roads in Providenciales,

$3.4 million dollars on new drainage and other improvement works.

$1.2 million dollars for the redevelopment of Fuller and Clementina Walkin Park and the Bight Park plus over half a million dollars to upgrade recreational parks in Blue Hills, Kew Town, Five Cays, and the Bight.

$1.5 million dollars has been budgeted to upgrade the Bottle Creek Community Centre in North Caicos.

$750 thousand to renovate the Bambara Beach Vendor Market plus half a million dollars to renovate and refurbish the Horse Stable Beach Community Park;

Finally in South Caicos, $3.5 million dollars will be spent on Community Road Repairs.

All of these projects are alongside another $20 million budgeted for ports, specifically the South Dock Port redevelopment and modernization.

Describing the Turks and Caicos as a success story Misick maintained “We are building a TCI where our people, no matter where they are, will want to return home.”