NASSAU, The Bahamas — The Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon. Neko Grant is again asking the public’s cooperation as the house/building numbering exercise in New Providence resumes. During a press conference at his office on Wednesday, January 12, Mr Grant requested that property owners allow the Ministry’s staff to access their property to install assigned numbers to buildings.
“The objective of this exercise is to take remedial action based on recently completed field surveys that identified deficiencies to numbering systems where buildings had either not yet been numbered or were wrongly numbered in the past,” he said.
An official numbering system has been implemented north to south or east to west with even numbers on the right side of the street and odd numbers on the left side of the street, Mr Grant explained.
“The employees assigned to install the numbers on houses/buildings will bear an identification card clearly indicating that they are part of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s Housing/Building Numbering Team,” he said.
Due care will be taken to not damage owner’s property during the number installation process, Mr Grant stressed.
In addition, the street naming exercise will continue concurrently. “The street naming and house numbering that were undertaken during the six month temporary employment programme (February to August 2010) focused on streets and buildings on the island of New Providence in the project area identified as Phase I,” he said.
“The boundary for Phase I extended west of Fox Hill Road, South from the sea to Prince Charles Drive, then continuing west to East Street, and proceeding southwards to the sea in the area of South Beach.”
The Government is moving to Phase II, and the boundary for Phase II is bounded on the north by Carmichael Road, Baillou Road and East West Highway, east by East Street South, West by Coral Harbour Road and South to the sea. Twenty-three persons will be offered temporary employment to assist the Ministry’s staff in the process of installing street signs and numbering houses/buildings, Mr Grant said.
A public notice was published during the latter part of 2010 advising of the Government’s plans to continue these exercises under Phase II; additional notices will be published as necessary to keep the public informed of the work’s progress, he said.
By Llonella Gilbert
Bahamas Information Services
