Local NewsNews Gooding-Edghill tours Highway One Rehabilitation site by Barbados Today 06/02/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 06/02/2021 2 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 265 Work on the Highway One Rehabilitation Programme continues to move at a steady pace, and according to Minister of Transport and Works Ian Gooding-Edghill, he is pleased with what has been done so far. During an unplanned site visit on Saturday, the Minister along with Permanent Secretary Michael Wason and other ministry officials, toured Section 5 of the project at Sunset Crest, St James, to assess the work being done by the Infra contractors. Speaking with Barbados TODAY, the Minister said the contractors were currently working on the sidewalks to be placed in the area, and confirmed that more pipes for the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) have to be laid. “As you can see, the contractors are busy at work implementing the sidewalk, and they are preparing to take the sidewalk all the way through in this section. A lot of the pipes have been laid in this particular section, it’s just a section [closer] to the Holetown area, where we have to lay addition pipes, but I am very pleased with the progress thus far,” he said. “We have made tremendous strides on the seaside, and the contractors are using this period during the [national] pause, to execute additional works on the landside, and we are very pleased with their progress as I have said.” Gooding-Edghill also revealed, that he was pleased with the COVID-19 measures implemented on site by the contractors, as the country seeks to stop the spread of the deadly virus. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians “If you look in this general direction, you will see a sanitization station, and there are multiple stations on this stretch of this particular section, provided by the contractors. Section 5 being executed by Infra, and they have stations along here,” he said. The Minister also thanked residents in the area for their patience and understanding, noting that the works will be completed in the shortest time period possible, in order to return normal activity to the area. Currently, around 100 people are working on Section 5 of the project during the two weeks of lockdown on the island. (SB) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Statement by Lisa Cummins on the passing of Jackie Marshall-Clarke 17/02/2025 BLPC’s Jackie Marshall-Clarke has died 17/02/2025 Soca star Rupee’s ‘Tempted to Touch’ certified gold by RIAA 16/02/2025