Rivulet Road in Couva will soon be transformed into a four-lane highway. That's the highway that leads from the Point Lisas Industrial estate to the Solomon Hochoy Highway, passing through lands that were owned by the former Caroni (1975) Limited.
Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner made that announcement Tuesday at the opening of the the new multi-million-dollar Couva/Preysal Interchange. The project cost $70 million and was completed in 10 months.
Warner said a feasibility study for the project has been completed and promised that construction will begin in the next fiscal year. He also said the Indian Trail overpass will be upgraded by December. That section of the highway is close to Preysal.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar formally opened the interchange in a ceremony witnessed by Warner, his junior minister Stacy Roopnarine, Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh, chairman of the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation, Dave Persad and otherofficials.
She commended the contractors, Seereeram Bros Ltd and Super Industrial Services Ltd (SIS), for helping to restore confidence in the local construction and engineering industry.
Persad-Bissessar said they have given another strong reason to be confident in the work of the local workforce.
"There was a time before the People's Partnership when our local contractors were perceived as lacking the essential skills and capabilities to deliver projects of this nature.
"There was a time before the People's Partnership when the local contractors were protesting in the media the widespread belief that large projects were automatically channelled to foreign companies and many local businesses were strangled into bankruptcy. We have set out to change that," she said.
Persad-Bissessar also spoke about the return of the Programme for Upgrading Roads Efficiency (PURE) to the Works ministry, noting that PURE is ready to launch 166 projects that would employ 3,000 persons.
Warner noted that with the return of PURE he would continue to develop the infrastructure throughout the country.
Warner said a feasibility study for the project has been completed and promised that construction will begin in the next fiscal year. He also said the Indian Trail overpass will be upgraded by December. That section of the highway is close to Preysal.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar formally opened the interchange in a ceremony witnessed by Warner, his junior minister Stacy Roopnarine, Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh, chairman of the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation, Dave Persad and otherofficials.
Persad-Bissessar said they have given another strong reason to be confident in the work of the local workforce.
"There was a time before the People's Partnership when our local contractors were perceived as lacking the essential skills and capabilities to deliver projects of this nature.
"There was a time before the People's Partnership when the local contractors were protesting in the media the widespread belief that large projects were automatically channelled to foreign companies and many local businesses were strangled into bankruptcy. We have set out to change that," she said.
Persad-Bissessar also spoke about the return of the Programme for Upgrading Roads Efficiency (PURE) to the Works ministry, noting that PURE is ready to launch 166 projects that would employ 3,000 persons.
Warner noted that with the return of PURE he would continue to develop the infrastructure throughout the country.
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