New Parika Stelling to have lifespan of 100 years -consultation told

Consultant Steph Wood (second from left) interacting with Chief Transport Planning Officer, Patrick Thompson

The Ministry of Public Infra-structure (MPI) through its Central Transport and Planning Unit (CTPU) on Monday held another public consultation on the planned upgrade of the Parika Stelling and it was revealed that the design of the new facility will have a lifespan of 100 years.

A release from MPI yesterday said that this was according to Adrian Douglas, who is a consultant attached to the United Kingdom Consulting firm, Mott MacDonald.

The release said that Douglas explained during the session, that the new Stelling will be built of reinforced concrete, and the design will take into account the effects of climate change, especially sea level rise in the future.