The city's newest bridge- it spans the Haulover Creek from Chetumal Street in the Belama Phase one area right over to the new Lake Independence Boulevard in the Gungulung area. Work started in March and the contractors promised to finish it by the end this year. Well, 2014 is just about finished and so is the bridge. Motorists started using it this weekend - even thought it has not been officially opened.
When we went out there today we saw on familiar face among those ager to give the new bridge a first go:...
Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"You could say its unofficially open right now, but its traverse a lot by lots of vehicles. It takes you about 3 minutes from the corner Faber's Road to the Philip Goldson Highway and also 3 minutes from Philip Goldson Highway to the corner Faber's Road. So, it eases lots of traffic early in the morning. It opens up both highway and its a good prospect for business and prosperity in the country."
Daniel Ortiz
"Talk to us about the plans for the official opening and what else you may know of the works yet to be done of this particular area?"
Hon. Anthony "Boots" Martinez
"I don't know exactly the date of the official opening, but I know work is being done on the other side to facilitate the recreation centre that will be built through the government of Belize and CDB. You have the National Bank which has a spot over there which the building should be going up, DFC and many other things. The national bus terminal, the land has already been filled, so that in itself is getting ready to spring off to. So, it's a gateway to prosperity, it's a gateway to economic activity."
Contractor CISCO Construction is still working on Lake I Boulevard. Francis Woods told us no date has been set for the official opening and that is up to the Ministry of Works.
The entire project - including the design and assembly of the bridge and the approaches cost 4.9 million dollars.
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