Exuma And Eleuthera Road Works Update Underway

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Motorists in Exuma will soon be driving on smoother, pothole-free roads, as final touches on roadwork there are expected to wrap up by the end of this month.

It will mark the last phase of a public-private partnership project led by the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies.

General Manager Melanie Roach says the company has brought two local contractors on board to help install guardrails.

Melanie Roach – General Manager, Bahamas Striping Group of Companies
“During the, um, reconstruction and repair of a number of roads, we had to raise those roads, um, to alleviate flooding. And so for safety measures, we are going to be installing guardrails that would, um, prevent persons from rolling over the embankment.”

And Exuma is not the only island where work is ongoing.

Over on Eleuthera, roadwork is also underway, starting with Sherman’s Highway.

Melanie Roach – General Manager, Bahamas Striping Group of Companies
“We’ve started some paving and that will continue until, um, that work is done. Um, once we finish with that, we then will move to the road from Waterford to Cape Luthor. That road is going to be raised, I think, in some areas, um, up to one foot again to alleviate the, um, flooding that happens during heavy rains.”

The Eleuthera project also includes a major waterworks upgrade. A $2.4 million contract signed with Rowdy Boys Construction will bring piped, potable water to Bannerman Town, ending the longstanding dependence on water tankers.

Melanie Roach – General Manager, Bahamas Striping Group of Companies
“At the end of four months, Parliament Town will have piped, potable water and, branching off of that, will be the John Mill settlement. They would also get, um, piped water for the first time in history.”

And once the roads are done, they won’t just look good, they’ll be safer.

The company is installing high-visibility striping and new traffic signs to alert drivers of curves, speed zones, and crossings.