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Contact:
Claudia Monlouis
Friday, May 21, 2004 – The multi-million dollar Northern Water Supply
Improvement Project resumed as of Monday, May 17th, with renewed vigour and
determination on the part of government and the Water and Sewerage Company
(WASCO) to bring the project to a successful close by August of this year. This
assurance comes from officials of the Ministry of Physical Development,
Environment and Housing, following the close of the Jazz Festival.
The project, which is aimed at improving water supply to the hotels and growing
households in the northern region, involves the installation of a 20 inch water
main from Castries to Cap Estate. The project has been hit with several delays
and was placed on temporary hiatus to facilitate the peak tourism season spurred
by the Jazz Festival, as well as to accommodate repairs in key areas of the road
network.
Project Co-ordinator in the Ministry of Physical Development, Environment and
Housing, Michael Gittens, says the full completion of this phase will involve
the identification of and repair of leaks along the pipeline, warning that the
public may experience some brief disruptions in the flow of traffic, as a result
of works continuing on the 20 inch main.
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