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Public Participation Vital For Development Of Four Lane Highway
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Public Participation Vital For Development Of Four Lane Highway
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Contact:
Rose
Marie Harris
Monday,
September 24, 2001
- Officials of the Ministry of Communications and Works
are continuing their public discussions with a cross section of Saint Lucians
for the road development Project for the north of the island. The most recent Town Hall meeting was with persons who live and work between the Vigie Junction and the Choc Area. Minister
for Communications and Works, Senator Calixte George says the meetings have been
so designed to ensure discussion and feedback from all persons who will be
affected by the development works. “I
want to assure you that this is certainly a participatory exercise and there are
no firm decisions made on what we are about to embark.
The improvement can take place in several ways and now as far as this is
concerned there are certain proposals by other participants in the economic
sector particularly the JQ Charles group who had in fact had a similar kind of
concept in terms of the Choc/Babonneau intersection because of proposed
development around that area. We
were able to cooperate, and integrate some of the elements of that particular
development in the concept for this particular proposal,” the Minister
explained. Mr.
George said that the road development project has taken on greater significance
as there needs to be a better flow of traffic particularly from the city centre
to the north of the island. “If
we do not pursue such development paths now we will be obviously in a lot of
trouble down the road so it is really a matter of forward planning.
Obviously change does not suit everybody. The change obviously is needed but there will be stakeholders
in the process of change who would be affected.
There are those who will get direct benefits however I believe that in
the process for change the overall benefits to the economy and to the people of
Saint Lucia is what we need to have in our minds,” the minister told the
meeting. |
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