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Contract signed for upgrading of Phillip Goldson Highway
Belmopan, CAYO. Wednesday, December 16, 2015. A construction contract was signed today for the upgrading of the Phillip Goldson Highway between Belize City and Ladyville village.
The upgrading of the road will be carried out with loan funding from the Caribbean Development Bank to the tune of BZ$13.6 million.
According to a government press release, the highway upgrading project is divided into several components, two of which directly address road infrastructure: Section A is from Airport Road Junction to Haulover Bridge and Section B is from the Haulover Bridge to the Buttonwood Bay Boulevard Roundabout.
Included in the scope of works is the construction of retaining walls in areas where there is the threat of erosion on the road foundation, the installation of erosion protection baskets and rock rip-rap, widening of the road cross section to include paved road shoulders, pavement restoration and re-surfacing.
The project also includes installation of road lighting and safety features, such as signs, reflectors, road marking and improved visibility through the clearing of the road reserve.
The contract for the upgrading of the Phillip Goldson Highway will be carried out by CISCO Construction under the supervision of the Ministry of Works and Transport and consultant IMC Worldwide of the United Kingdom.