Hodges Creek project to be completed by April — Fraites
Residents can expect the long-delayed Hodges Creek road project to be completed by April, Chief of Infrastructure Development Duane Fraites has said.
Fraites gave the update during a recent community meeting, where he acknowledged the protracted timeline and outlined additional works now folded into the project.
“We expect the road project; we are going to be doing some additional works separate to what was initially contracted. So when you include the additional works, we expect everything to be completed by April,” Fraites told residents.
The Hodges Creek to Paraquita Bay road has faced extensive delays since its start more than a year ago, drawing public concern over cost overruns, incomplete paving and drainage challenges. Sections of the roadway have remained unpaved for months, particularly near Alphonso Apartments and other low-lying areas affected by sewage and sediment runoff.
Fraites explained that once work commenced, further deficiencies were identified, prompting an expanded scope. “After we started the project, we realised that we had some major challenges with a lot of the side roads,” he said.
He pointed to persistent drainage issues and sediment flow affecting nearby streets, including the road leading to the reservoir. “That road has a challenge, a lot of severe undermining, as well as we want to put in some drainage, few drains and so forth to really help,” Fraites added.
According to Fraites, contractors are presently working on sidewalks from Hodges Creek Marina towards the Chalwells, while a previously unpaved section delayed by material procurement for sewage connections has now been completed and is set to be paved.
He noted that asphalt paving of the full stretch — approximately 3,900 to 4,000 feet — is pending the restoration of the territory’s asphalt plant. “Once that is up, then we’ll be able to asphalt that section of road,” he said.
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley underscored that the immediate objective is a usable roadway. “My instructions to them is to have something that’s drivable,” he said.
Fraites also highlighted underground utility preparations, including the installation of multiple polymer concrete chambers to facilitate electrical conduits, and confirmed that concrete sections in hilly areas would remain to address water runoff concerns.
With sewage infrastructure in Long Swamp and Paraquita Bay also nearing commissioning, officials stressed the importance of household connections to prevent wastewater from damaging newly paved surfaces.
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So April 2027 is the possible new date for completion by the sound of it.
Good news is a lot of money has been directed to the “right” people’s pockets. The only important thing in any of these projects.
April, 2027? That soon?
Typical bull$hit, not a soul is surprised at all.
You all rush to issue contract without adequate analysis, endless added costs, added problems, inexperienced ‘friends and benefits’ contractors, all equals ‘par for the course’ BVI workmanship! No forward planning is every thought of, and even a blind man could see a million drainage problems that existed before anything was built!
People … when is enough, enough? My God!
I don’t think they’ve managed to fix the incinerator at the apparent front of the queue for the last 15 years so 2035 for our brand new Asphalt plant!
two years to complete a road is unacceptable, it may be completed but this project was a failure and those responsible for it’s supervision need to be fired
I’m giving odds that April comes and goes and we still on up down up down this country need some serious prayers.The spirit of slumber and lethargy must be arrested.
Man don’t get me stated know those ridiculous so call mini sharp speed bumps in the road. They ciuldnodf at least smoothe it out. I understand being cautious but those things are horrible if you don’t remember where they start and end.
Everyone deserves a smoothe ride with no bumps and drops.
Especially at night. The edge if these bumps needs to be painted white or yellow for easier visibilty at night
Just Looking serious attention.My opinion is that with all that space for that new stretchof road, it should have been wider so that two contrete trucks could pass properly especially going aroud Fat Hog Bob’s corner.
Besideds the point.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Can someone contact Hon. Kyre Rymer and encourage him to get some road attendents to stand around the Road Town Round about by Vanterpool and the Market Square and to teach some drivers how to use that rounabout. Also get Skelly to paint it. Many people dont know how to go around heading to the Ashley Ritter Building. They keep cutting across from the inside lane and getting into accidents.
Please have some demonstration for at least a week or put Police there to direct until they get it.
They squeeze back the road right back to where it was before it was widened. You can’t even turn the corner by fat hog’s Bob with a truck anymore. Later, early or snap this government must go, including the child in the ministry of education.
you can’t even pass with a big truck coming from the opposite direction. Back to a paved donkey trail
This project needs a serious audit.
lol april fooling us?
Please call the auditor general bacaues this wil be completed next year April 2027
I never see a wanton waste of money. Anyone notice they are paying Tractors to pile up stone very neatly at the shoreline down West End. Are they going to pour concrete over the stones, or are we waiting for the next high tide to wash the stone back into the road so GOVT can pay the tractor operators to take them back out of the road.
Based on the sign right after HLSCC , on the side where the bushes are it says the start date and the initial expected completion date.
I did not remember this started in Jan 2024….
it actually start 0ctober 2024