{"id":21029,"date":"2012-04-27T08:39:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T12:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=21029"},"modified":"2012-05-01T11:44:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:44:12","slug":"infrastructure-projects-around-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2012\/04\/infrastructure-projects-around-town","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure Projects Around Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMontagu Vendors – Pictured are some of the fish vendors tending their wares at the upgraded Montagu foreshore. The vendors are benefitting from the Montagu Foreshore Redevelopment Project, a partnership between the Bahamas Government and Kerzner International which includes a paved parking area, a boat ramp, vending stalls, public parking and trailer spaces along with restroom facilities.<\/p>\n

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Montagu Parking Lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Parking area at Montagu<\/p>\n

The photo shows a recently paved parking area for customers who patronise fish, fruit and vegetable vendors at Montagu.<\/p>\n

This joint project of the Government and Kerzner International will provide 20 public parking spaces and 14 boat trailer spaces along with a new entry and exit.<\/p>\n

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Montagu Restrooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Restrooms at Montagu<\/p>\n

Two toilet blocks are under construction at the east and west ends of Montagu. The restroom facilities are a part of the Montagu Foreshore Redevelopment Project sponsored by Kerzner International and the Bahamas Government. The photo shows the toilet block being built at the eastern end of Montagu.<\/p>\n

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Eastern Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eastern Road<\/p>\n

The top layer of asphalt on this section of the Eastern Road near Blair Estates has been removed and a new layer asphalt surface will replace it soon. Intersection improvements are being carried out in this area and at the intersection of the Eastern and Johnson Roads that will provide a third lane for motorists. A concrete island is also being added at this intersection.<\/p>\n

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Marathon Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Final paving on Marathon Road<\/p>\n

Motorists in this photograph enjoy a smooth ride after the final layer of asphalt was added on Marathon Road between Kentucky Fried Chicken and the intersection of Marathon and Robinson Roads. The work is a part of the Government\u2019s New Providence Infrastructure and Improvement Project.<\/p>\n

(BIS Photo\/Letisha Henderson)
\nBy Bahamas Information Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Improvements are being made around Nassau as a result of the Montagu Foreshore Redevelopment Project and the government\u2019s New Providence Infrastructure and Improvement Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[153,24,119],"class_list":["post-21029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-business-2","tag-construction","tag-roads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21029\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}