$1.5B in contracts signed in Mahdia

Residents of Region Eight are set to benefit from a series of infrastructure upgrades across Mahdia and surrounding communities, following the signing of 110 contracts valued at G$1.5 billion on Wednesday.

A total of 45 contractors inked agreements to construct five kilometres of fixed-rate concrete roads and upgrade 25 bridges in Mahdia, Campbelltown, Brian Sucre Junction, Murwa, and Konawaruk.

The signing ceremony was led by Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill and attended by Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai.

Additional contracts were signed for emergency roadworks, set to begin in Tiger Hill, where roads have deteriorated due to prolonged extreme weather.

Addressing contractors at the event, Edghill called for adherence to deadlines and high construction standards.

“Right now, in Region Eight, our current engagement will see us doing 10 bridges on the road to Konawaruk and 15 bridges to Murwa. Added to that, approximately five kilometres of rigid, pavement, concrete roads in the Mahdia area. That is a tremendous amount of work,” Minister Edghill said.

The projects form part of the government’s broader initiative to strengthen infrastructure in communities nationwide.

Minister Sukhai highlighted the government’s focus on improving hinterland infrastructure.

“Hinterland roads investment and hinterland infrastructure have been one of the commitments we’ve made with respect to roads, bridges, culverts, airstrips, etc. And we have a track record within these five years to demonstrate that we have addressed those. Some are in progress and some are yet to be done,” she said.

Over the past five years, Mahdia’s infrastructure has seen significant transformation due to targeted public investment. (DPI)