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Road repairs, drainage works, and other major infrastructure projects will commence on all islands within the coming months.

To this end, the government announced on January 24, that several major infrastructure works are now out to tender and encouraged interested parties to visit gov.tc/publicservice/government-tenders for more information on the projects.

For the 2023/2024 fiscal year, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development is working with a $65m budget for ongoing and new capital projects across the Turks and Caicos Islands.

While many infrastructure projects are currently underway across the islands, new tenders are out for Providenciales for drainage projects, road paving & repair, and recreational park upgrades: Blue Hills, Five Cays, Kew Town and The Bight.

For North and Middle Caicos, tenders are out for Bambarra Beach Vendor Market Renovation, the Horse Stable Beach Renovation, and the Bottle Creek Community Centre upgrade.

Additionally, for South Caicos, a tender is out for the Conch Ground Enhancements Redevelopment of Regatta Village and road repairs.

The Project Management Division of the public works department which is responsible for managing all Capital Development Infrastructure Projects undertaken, is expected to manage several projects for FY 2023/2024, with an overall total of $19.6m.

These projects include highway and community road improvement projects, remediation works to ponds and bridges, drainage improvement works, and community enhancement and restoration works. (Olivia Rose)