Topic: East West Arterial
Government sets September start for East-West Arterial
Government plans to begin survey work on the long-awaited East-West Arterial road in April, with construction targeted to start in September.
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.
Ebanks-Wilks planning to take East-West Arterial issue to caucus
Minister for Environment Katherine Ebanks-Wilks says she plans to raise concerns about the East-West Arterial extension with government caucus, following a letter from the National Conservation Council urging Cabinet to reconsider the road’s controversial route.
Six-mile solar canopy could help supply Cayman’s energy needs
Adding a solar canopy over a bike lane alongside the extended East–West Arterial highway would help solve Cayman’s energy problems and magnify the benefits of the road, according to analysis from environmental engineers.
19-year-old killed in car crash in weekend’s second fatality
A 19-year-old driver from West Bay was killed in a car crash yesterday when his car overturned on the East-West Arterial road near Savannah.
East-West Arterial draft environmental statement nears completion
Work on the final chapters of the East-West Arterial's draft environmental statement is nearing completion, and the National Roads Authority is looking to hold public meetings on the project early in the new year.
Cabinet to decide preferred route for critical East-West Arterial project
Three alternative routes for the long awaited East West Arterial are now before Cabinet for consideration to move the project forward to the next stage of its Environmental Impact Assessment.
Overdue report holds up East-West Arterial progress
A hydraulics and hydrology report, needed to finalise the exact route of Grand Cayman’s 10-mile East-West Arterial extension, has been close to completion for nearly a year.
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.
Green groups ‘extremely concerned’ over East-West Arterial extension
Several community and environmental groups have expressed concerns over unanimous parliamentary support for immediate work to take place on the much-delayed East-West Arterial extension.
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.
Gilbert McLean takes over NRA board
Former legislator Gilbert McLean has been appointed as the new chairman of the board at the National Roads Authority, according to a recently gazetted government notice.
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.
Green impacts of East-West Arterial extension reviewed
The long-awaited East-West Arterial extension is moving to the next phase as the National Roads Authority invited bids from firms to conduct an environmental impact assessment for the project.
As traffic woes mount, NRA plans for environmental study of highway extension
An environmental impact assessment on the final stages of the East-West Arterial highway is expected 'soon', according to National Roads Authority managing director Edward Howard.
Bumps in capital projects
The PACT government said it is committed to a three-year timeline to complete infrastructure upgrades, which will cost tens of millions of dollars.
Westbound drivers advised to use East West Arterial
The National Roads Authority is advising all westbound motorists to use the East West Arterial bypass, off Hirst Road, after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
