Roads costing over $200M commissioned in regions Five and Six

John Lewis Street in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, is one of the streets commissioned by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Friday (DPI photo)

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has commissioned new and rehabilitated roads, costing a total of $203.7 million, in regions Five and Six.

According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) report, Edghill commissioned three Region Five roads, for which $31.7 million in total was spent, as well as another four in Region Six, for which $172 million in total was spent.

The report said the rehabilitated roads in Region Five include the $10.6 million Health Centre Street at Bush Lot, Pump Station Street at Blairmont, and Bacchus Street at Zorg-en-Hoop. The latter two were completed at a cost of $21.1 million.