Topic: East-West Arterial extension
Government bodies still disagree on East-West Arterial project
The Ministry of Planning and the National Roads Authority are standing by government’s decision to extend the East–West Arterial along Route B3, rejecting calls from the National Conservation Council to reconsider in favour of Route B2.
First leg of East-West Arterial extension opens to drivers for Agriculture Show
The East-West Bypass from Hirst Road to Agricola Drive will open to motorists during Wednesday’s Cayman Islands Agriculture Show.
Cheaper options to be highlighted in final East-West Arterial report
Following strong criticism at recent meetings about the cost of the proposed East-West Arterial extension, the National Roads Authority and its consultants say they will highlight cheaper options for the new road in their final report.
North Siders demand cheaper option for East-West Arterial extension
North Siders and East Enders have called for government to opt for the cheapest version of the proposed East-West Arterial extension to be implemented so the road can be built as soon as possible, without a US$1 billion price tag for the islands.
The billion-dollar road: East-West Arterial costs over next 50 years revealed
A draft environmental statement relating to the East-West Arterial road has revealed that the cost of building and maintaining the eight-mile road extension to the eastern districts will be more than US$1 billion over the next 50 years.
Planning board approves former chairman’s $7.5M subdivision
The Central Planning Authority has approved an application by its former chairman AL Thompson to build a $7.5 million 311-lot subdivision in phases among the mangrove forest beside a planned extension and connector road of the East-West Arterial.
Government defends East-West Arterial route choice
The Cayman Islands Government defended Cabinet's endorsement of a preferred route for the East-West Arterial extension.
New route for East-West Arterial opposed
Cabinet's preferred route for the East-West Arterial extension has been met with opposition from local environmental group Sustainable Cayman which says the choice will likely cause damaging impacts should it go forward.
Frank Sound subdivision referred to conservation council
The Central Planning Authority has referred a planning application for a residential subdivision in Frank Sound, where land has already been cleared without authorisation, to the National Conservation Council.
Developer carries out unauthorised land clearing by proposed road extension
A developer seeking to create 99 residential lots near the proposed extension of the East-West Arterial has cleared the land and begun building access roads before taking their application before the planning board.
Preferred alternative route examined for East-West Arterial
The steering committee tasked with moving the contentious East-West Arterial extension forward is said to be focusing on the preferred alternative alignment of the long-awaited project.
Conservation council: EIA not slowing down road construction
The ongoing environmental impact assessment on the extension of the East-West Arterial is not slowing down construction of the road, the National Conservation Council stressed at its general meeting on Wednesday.
New report proposes ‘cheaper, greener’ east-west road link
Sustainable Cayman has published a report comparing the government’s East-West Arterial extension with two alternative options – including one it says is ‘cheaper, shorter, safer’.
Dwayne Seymour: ‘Stop playing games’ over East-West Arterial
Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour has voiced his upset at some members of Parliament who he said are dragging their feet on authorising further work on the East-West Arterial.
Cabinet appoints National Conservation Council members after months of delay
Cabinet has appointed nine members to the National Conservation Council, after months of the environmental watchdog being inactive because of delays in appointing members whose two-year terms of office had run out.
MP Heather Bodden supporting dropping road EIA next to land she owns
Savannah MP Heather Bodden owns a large tract of land on the proposed route of the controversial East-West Arterial extension, and was among politicians who voted in favour of abandoning an environmental impact assessment along the section of the road next to her property.
EIA scope expanded for East-West Arterial extension
The scope of an environmental impact assessment for two sections of the proposed East-West Arterial extension has been expanded to a 1.5-mile radius of the road, rather than one mile as suggested in the original draft, following a public consultation on the controversial project.
MPs voice unanimous support for immediate East-West Arterial extension
Members of Parliament have voiced their overwhelming support to a private member’s motion which asked for an extension of the East-West Arterial to be built immediately.
Seymour: Build Bodden Town section of East-West Arterial without EIA
Bodden Town East MP Dwayne Seymour says he intends to bring a motion to Parliament requesting that a section of the proposed East-West Arterial nearest to Bodden Town be built without an environmental impact assessment.
Which way now: How will highway plan impact Cayman?
The Compass takes an in-depth look at some of the issues surrounding the planned extension of the East-West Arterial Highway and its likely impact on traffic, the environment and development.
Mass transit is the way forward
I went to the public meeting in Savannah on 9 Feb. about the East-West Arterial extension, and the environmental impact assessment was very well...
‘Mangroves don’t vote’ – Debate rumbles as road deadline looms
Following two public meetings last week, residents of the Cayman Islands now have until Monday, 20 Feb., to submit comments on the scope of the environmental impact assessment of the East-West Arterial Extension.
Landowners pepper premier on East-West Arterial acquisition plans
Premier Wayne Panton found himself in the hot seat at a Savannah-Newlands community constituency meeting on Wednesday night, as landowners in the area took issue with how land acquisitions were being handled to make way for the new East-West Arterial extension.
