Setbacks see Amaila access road deadline shifted again

Robeson Benn

Continuous setbacks for the Amaila Falls Access Road have caused the completion deadline to be pushed back once again, Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn has said.

During the consideration of the 2013 budget estimates Benn said, “Under the current arrangements we will not see a completion of this road substantially inclusive of section seven until the end of this year.” Benn also stated that the current $2.35 billion budget may also require revisions as the ministry has once again severed construction contracts and have hired yet another company to complete the project. Benn said the new contract with the China Railway First Group (CRFG) was not accessible