Gov’t Building Good Quality Roads – Minister Mckenzie
By: , February 8, 2024
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the contract-signing ceremony for the Trysee community roadworks held in the community in Brown’s Town, St. Ann on Tuesday (February 6).
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), hands a signed copy of the Trysee community roadworks contract to Managing Director of FSC Construction Works Ltd. , Clinton Cameron (left), during the signing ceremony held in the community in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Tuesday (February 6). Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee.
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), affixes his signature to the contract for work on the Trysee community road, during a ceremony in the Brown’s Town, St. Ann community of Tuesday (February 6). Also signing (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee; Chief Executive Officer of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Jennifer Brown- Cunningham; and Managing Director of FSC Construction Works Ltd., Clinton Cameron. Overseeing the process is Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson (standing).The Full Story
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is committed to constructing good-quality roads across the country with proper drainage and other features to ensure that they last.
“We have taken a conscious decision that you can’t construct a road without drains [or] sidewalks because all you would be doing is making a bad investment in something that will not last,” he noted.
“So, what we are doing on major roads is to ensure that we put in sewerage, we put in facilities for cable, so when we put down the road, we don’t have to dig it up again,” he added.
The Minister was addressing the contract-signing ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Trysee community road in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Tuesday (February 6).
The contract is valued at some $22 million, and work is set to be undertaken by FSC Construction Works Ltd.
The Minister assured citizens that the scope of work will include the installation of proper drainage to preserve the road.
He noted that consultation was done with residents of the community over a year ago and thanked them for their patience and understanding.
“When the work is completed, I will be coming back here to cut the ribbon and walk with you on the road,” Mr. McKenzie pledged.
Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee, in her remarks, thanked the Minister for following through on his commitment to having the roadway repaired.
“We are here today, not because of any promise but because of a commitment that you gave a little over a year ago, and we are happy to say commitment made and it’s been kept,” she said.
“On behalf of the constituency and the residents of the Trysee community, we want to thank you and the team for coming through with this for us, and we are looking forward for the project to be done in short order and to be built to the best standards,” she expressed.