Roadway and stormwater-management infrastructure work is set to begin at a proposed affordable housing project on the site of the old Sunrise Cottage Retirement Home on Austin Conolly Drive in East End.
Planning permission for the 54-lot subdivision – part of which includes the site of the retirement home, which closed down in 2019 – was granted in March last year.
The Ministry of District Administration and Lands, which is working with the Public Works Department on the project, advised in a 17 April statement of the commencement of the construction work to develop roadway and stormwater management infrastructure, which is being done by Island Paving.
“Upon completion, it will provide access to approximately 50-55 affordable residential land lots, enhancing accessibility and facilitating community development,” the ministry noted.
The infrastructure work is expected to be completed by the end of November this year.
“As construction commences, it is essential to note that the site is an active construction zone. Entry is restricted to authorized personnel only, including employees of the contractor, inspection agencies, MDAL, Lands and Survey, and the Design Consultancy and Project Management sections of PWD,” the release stated.
It added that the local community and road users should expect construction-related activities, including noise from jackhammering of rock, throughout the infrastructure work, and urged residents and drivers “to exercise caution and patience during this period”.
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