THE CONSTITUTION RIVER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT continues to be on schedule and within budget.
Chief executive officer of the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc., Stuart Layne, said phase two of the beautification project was on schedule and expected to meet the January 2014 completion date.
The project is to help improve the beauty of Bridgetown, offer much more control of the flooding suffered in the past and help with the creation of a marine life habitat.
Phase two of the project runs from the point of the completion of phase one by the Charles Duncan O’Neal Bridge and will end at the Queen’s Park Bridge, encompassing the section of the Constitution River that has been a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Layne said consideration was still being given to a third phase of the project, which, if it became a reality, would run from the Queen’s Park Bridge to the Globe Cinema.
Marketing and public relations consultant for C.O. Williams Construction, Mike Williams, said that the work was being done in 100-metre sections, with each section taking at least three weeks to complete.
The beautification project will include the construction of new embankments and a mangrove, with benches along the banks. (LK)
