The government is currently constructing 40 turn-key houses at 5 Miles Housing Scheme Phase II in Region Seven and these are expected to be completed by the end of September.
This is according to Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal during a recent interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI).
“The 40 houses are 15 per cent complete and by the end of September, we expect them to be completed. These are three bedrooms, flat houses. [construction] would move very quickly. We have invested in that area, about $495 million for the houses,” Croal said.
Apart from the construction of these houses, the ministry has also allocated house lots to some 150 allottees, DPI said.
This 99-acre housing scheme yields over 300 serviced lots.
It is located in proximity to the Bartica Airstrip and will feature residential and commercial lots, a community service centre and recreational spaces.
The government is subsidising the housing scheme, ensuring that the allottees have access to the necessary amenities, DPI said.
‘The infrastructure work is about 80 per complete,” Croal added. The housing scheme will be connected directly to the Bartica/ Potaro Road and the incoming Aruwai-Teperu Road, thereby enhancing road access.
