Tag: road construction
Ruling shows NCC needs power to challenge poor decisions
CNS): The Grand Court has again demonstrated why the National Conservation Council needs to retain its ability to challenge unlawful decisions made by government entities in relation to the National Conservation Act in the courts. On Wednesday, the court delivered its ruling in the judicial review brought by the NCC against a decision by the […]
EWA will cost around CI$1B over next 50 years
(CNS): The construction and maintenance of the eight-mile East-West Arterial Road extension will cost the public purse around CI$1 billion over the next 50 years, according to the Draft Environmental Statement that has now been published for public consultation. When construction begins in 2026, the National Roads Authority will spend CI$120 million on Section 2 […]
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, […]
Roads to close for work in GT and on LPH
(CNS): Between 7:00pm Saturday and 5:00am Sunday, the westbound lanes of the Linford Pierson Highway between the CUC and Alamo roundabouts will be closed for paving work. The work is intended to improve the quality and safety of the road, and drivers are urged to follow the diversion signs and exercise caution in the area.
New road opens in congested GT area
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has partially opened a new road connecting Outpost Street to the Bobby Thompson Way Roundabout in one of the capital’s main areas of congestion. The new road is designed to enhance traffic flow and alleviate the jams in the area by providing a more efficient route for drivers, especially […]
Ministry makes misleading claims over EWA route
(CNS): An official press release from the planning ministry was less than upfront with the public about the route that the Cayman Islands Government has selected for the controversial East-West Arterial Road extension. It implies that Route B3, the one selected by Cabinet, is the least environmentally damaging, even though the environmental impact assessment indicates […]
NRA predicts 57% more traffic at Grand Harbour by 2036
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is predicting that within the next eight years, the traffic at the Grand Harbour Roundabout will have increased by more than 28,000 cars every day, which is a 57% hike in volume. In a proposed road improvement plan examining the corridor between the CUC Roundabout by Kings Sports Centre to […]
NRA: Widening of LPH will ease congestion
(CNS): The National Roads Authority has confirmed that work will start on widening a critical part of the Linford Pierson Highway at the beginning of next month. The work will see the main road into George Town from the Eastern Districts expanded to three lanes from Alamo Roundabout by the Downtown Reach Apartments to Agnes […]
Residents give thumbs down to roundabout change
(CNS): Sir Alden McLaughlin MP has asked the National Roads Authority Board to rethink its decision to restrict drivers exiting the Grand Harbour commercial complex to a left turn only. At a packed public meeting at the Seafarers Hall in Red Bay Thursday night, residents gave the change an overwhelming thumbs down. Officials claimed it […]
Cabinet cracks deepen over road debate
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton’s ongoing struggle to hold the PACT coalition together was laid bare last Thursday when his front- and backbench colleagues made it quite clear that they do not support a major part of his policy agenda. The debate over a private member’s motion on the environmental impact assessment for the controversial East-West […]
Final ToR guiding road EIA includes public views
(CNS): The final terms of reference (ToR) forming the basis for the increasingly controversial environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial extension have been published, and many of the public comments and questions submitted during the consultation process have been included. Some have also been taken on board as part of the final terms, including […]
