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Major repairs of 26 roads completed as MTW accelerates Road Works under the $100 million Bds CAF Program

RBIRD HILL, HAGGATT HALL, ST. MICHAEL TO BE PAVED

Windsor/Brighton roundabout to improve safety at dangerous junction

Road rehabilitation of Lodge Hill, St. Michael starts this Friday night

Road Rehabilitation of Bank Hall Cross Road, St. Michael: Lower Bank Hall traffic lights to traffic lights junction at Eastmond Corner

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PROJECTS

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The Projects Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Works has the strategic objective of carrying out infrastructure development works such as bridge construction, redesigning dangerous junctions, and the erection of critical infrastructure.

The Unit is currently staffed by three officers and manages over $12 million each year in projects. It also provides procurement support to other projects throughout the Government.

Responsibilities of the Project Unit include:

  • Design and Engineering
  • Managing the evaluation process and the overall procurement processes
  • Preparation of Specific Procurement Notices and bidding documents
  • Project Management
  • Supervision of IFI financed roadworks
The Project Unit manages several major projects and programmes that are in the stages of planning or execution. These include:
  • Bank of Latin America /Corporacion Adina de Fomento (CAF) Sector Wide Approach Programme (SWAP) to support the Land Transportation Sector in Barbados (internally referred to as The CAF Project)
  • Construction of a Roundabout at Windsor, Brighton/ Highway 5 Intersection
  • Road Rehabilitation and Improving Connectivity of Road Infrastructure Programme funded by the Inter-American Development Bank
  • Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Project funded by the Exim Bank of China

The CAF Project

Internally referred to as the CAF Project, this US$50/BDS$100 million project is funded by the Bank of Latin America /Corporacion Adina de Fomento (CAF) under its Sector Wide Approach Programme to support the Land Transportation Sector.
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Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Programme

The Ministry has embarked on a programme using the new technology of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). This is the process by which roads are paved using concrete and applied with equipment designed for that purpose.
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Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Project

Under this project, aging and deteriorating highways, roads, culverts and bridges that are mainly affected by landslides in the Scotland District of Barbados will be rehabilitated or reconstructed.
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