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Status Report On a $100 Million Eleuthera Road Project

ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS – Government and Bahamas Striping Group of Companies signed a $100 million public-private contract back in 2024 to improve road infrastructure in Eleuthera, with a goal of paving 163 miles of road – 40 miles of road have already been paved.

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6 months ago

February 13, 2026

Denielle Miller

ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS – For decades residents in Eleuthera have experienced poor road infrastructure, leading to the start of a $100 million road project for Eleuthera in 2024.

Charlton Knowles – Resident

“I stop driving at night time many years ago because of what I heard happen to a particular tourist, and then my own experience too of not being able to navigate the roads.”

Melissa – Resident

“I tend not to drive at night because of the roads. Because of the potholes number one, and then the poor lighting.”

In 2024 the Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs, Clay Sweeting, announced the government signed a $100 million public-private partnership with the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies and its subsidiary Caribbean Pavement Solutions for infrastructure and road upgrades in Eleuthera.

Sheer curiosity from Our News’ Denielle Miller’s experience in Eleuthera drove us to ask some questions on the status of this project.

The minister responsible who is also the Member of Parliament for South and Central Eleuthera told us the project’s goal is to pave 163 miles of road on the island – currently they’ve paved forty miles.

Clay Sweeting – Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs

“The community of Rock Sound has been paved along with area in Bannerman Town, Green Castle, Weymss Bight, Deep Creek, other areas and some other settlements in the central area such as Governor’s Harbour, Palmetto Pointe and Savannah Sound.”

As for the installation of traffic management devices he says:

Clay Sweeting – Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs

“As they pave it takes thirty days for the asphalt to cure, after that is done then they will stripe and ensure that reflectors are placed on all of the highways.”

Sweeting said they are a year in to the project, and anticipates it will take three years to complete, but some unexpected issues could affect that completion date.

Clay Sweeting – Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs

“Such as the other day on the road leading to Cotton Bay, they notice they come upon not just one cavern but two caverns that were underneath the road, which fortunately because of the road paving they were able to diagnose and fix those areas…”