The Public Works Ministry is awaiting word from the Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) on the selection of a contractor for the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue expansion project, which is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year.
At a news conference on Friday, Works Services Group Coordinator Geoffrey Vaughn said an Evaluation Report for the selection of the contractor was completed and forwarded to the IDB for its no-objection for the award of the contract. He added that the ministry is hoping it would have the no-objection before the completion of January so it could go ahead with awarding contracts.
The US$24 million project will see a two lane upgrade from Sheriff Street to the National Cultural Centre, from where a four-lane road would be constructed to the junction with Banks DIH.
It will also cater for sidewalks and bicycle paths for road users, along with overhead walkways for school children.