Tag: George Town Revitalisation Project
More traffic trouble ahead for George Town drivers
(CNS): Work on the George Town Revitalisation Initiative is now expected to cause delays in the business district area of the capital until December following a decision to combine phases 3 and 4 of the work. The next step in the project, which has been ongoing for several years and has several more to go, […]
Sunday traffic diversion in place for George Town
(CNS): From 6am on Sunday, 15 September, Sheddon Road traffic will be diverted onto Edward Street from the Post Office junction to Elgin Avenue junction in the centre of the capital to allow for further work on the roads as part of the George Town Revitalisation Initiative. The trench work will last all day, with […]
New diversions coming as GT project rolls on
(CNS): New temporary traffic diversion from Edward Street to Main Street will be in place from the middle of this month until December, as Phase 3 of the Central Business Development Enhancement Project begins, part of the long-running George Town Revitalisation Initiative. The planning ministry is encouraging commuters to plan their routes in advance and […]
Road closed to accommodate George Town project
(CNS): Traffic in the capital is likely to be worse than usual this afternoon as a traffic diversion has been put in place to accommodate more work on the George Town Revitalization Project in the downtown area. The diversion was put in place at 10:30am on Friday, some four hours before officials notified the public, […]
Unexpected GT road closure causes traffic chaos
(CNS): Edward Street in downtown George Town closed unexpectedly Thursday morning, catching commuters unaware and causing traffic chaos. A media release from the planning ministry about this closure was not circulated until late Wednesday night, and the police issued notices and alerts after 10:00am that the road would be closed until Friday afternoon. The closure […]
GT roadworks spill over into Monday traffic chaos
(CNS): A late concrete delivery created challenges for drivers around Central George Town on Monday morning after roadworks on the capital’s revamp spilled over from the weekend until noon. The road closures, including the junction of Edward Street and Fort Street, were scheduled to end on Sunday, but the necessary concrete did not arrive until […]
Traffic to be diverted for downtown project
(CNS): New diversions will go into effect in Central George Town mid-morning on Tuesday as the National Roads Authority (NRA) begins the next stage of Phase 2 of the George Town Revitalisation Initiative’s Central Business District Enhancement Project (CBEP), according to a release from the infrastructure ministry. This stage of the works is expected to […]
Work due to start on next phase of GT facelift
(CNS): Eight years after the PPM administration announced plans to revitalise the capital, the second phase of the George Town facelift is about to get underway. The next phase of the Central Business District Enhancement Project, part of the George Town Revitalisation Initiative, is due to start Monday, 25 September, and includes the reconstruction of […]
Cardinall Avenue facelift faced challenges
(CNS): The work on Cardinall Avenue to turn the George Town street into a pedestrianized zone is now almost complete, as work on the final part along Seafarers Way between Fort Street and Goring Avenue gets underway this week, with new traffic diversions expected. However, the project has taken much longer than expected but despite […]
All of Cardinall Ave closes for more street work
(CNS): As the pedestrianisation of Cardinall Avenue in George Town, which began back in January, continues, the remaining stretch of the road is now closed to traffic between Albert Panton Street and Edward Street to allow work on that section of the road, according to a release from the infrastructure ministry. This will include enhancements […]
Lost trees will be replaced in George Town revamp
(CNS): At least 30 trees will be planted as part of the Central Business District Enhancement Project in George Town, according to officials from the planning ministry. When CNS readers recently spotted some trees being removed from Cardinal Avenue, we contacted the ministry to find out what was happening. They confirmed that the two black […]
