Dominica to Begin Roseau, Portsmouth Facelifts in Early 2015

By: - October 24th, 2014

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Dominica’s government will begin work on “facelift” projects in the urban areas of Roseau and Portsmouth in early 2015, it said this week.

The island’s government signed a memorandum of understanding with the company undertaking the project, NSG Management and Technical Services Limited.

The first phase of the project will include upgrade and enhancement sub-projects to the road network, bridges, drainage, street lighting and landscaping, among other work.

That will follow a four-month traffic study.

The first proposal on the Roseau Master Plan was presented to stakeholders in May.

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