Scores of residents from Sophia turned out on Sunday for engagements with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on planned infrastructural upgrades in the communities.
Two consultations went on simultaneously in Block ‘E,’ and Plum Park, Sophia, where officers from the CH&PA briefed the residents on the scope of works that will be done within the earmarked communities and then entertained questions and suggestions.
Officers from the Authority were accompanied by engineers, who gave the residents an in depth explanation on their limitations and how much of their suggestions would be feasible. According to the CH&PA, the project is being funded by a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Programme. While the loan of US$65 million was first slated to cover the expenses for the Sheriff Street to Mandela Avenue road upgrade, it was explained by Senior Community Officer from the Authority, Donelle Best-Bascom that the loan has been re-formulated and some US$30 million will be used for the project, which will see major infrastructural work being done in Pattensen/Turkeyen (Section B), Section C Cummings Lodge, Turkeyen (Section C and D), Block ‘E,’ Sophia, Block ‘X,’ Liliendaal (Section A), Block ‘AA’ and ‘BB,’ Sophia (Plum Park), and Block ‘F’ and ‘R,’ Sophia.
