Topic: Esterley Tibbetts Highway
Lumbering down the highway
Workers undertake some emergency trimming to ensure the large tree they are transporting for landscaping can pass safely through the Dart Group’s underpass on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
New Esterley Tibbetts lanes open Wednesday
On Wednesday, two new lanes on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway between the Camana Bay South roundabout and the Butterfield roundabout will be open, and the two lanes vehicles have been traveling on will be closed, according to a press release from the Dart Group, which is undertaking the project.
Minister: ‘We can only build so many roads’
With two major highway expansions in process, Transport Minister Joey Hew said government is doing all it can to ease traffic congestion in Grand Cayman.
EDITORIAL – ‘Progressive’ improvements for commuters
It is energizing to see so much orange around Grand Cayman. And no, we’re not talking about this year’s crop of mangos. We’re talking about traffic cones. Work began this week on a new mini roundabout at the junction of Crewe and Smith roads – an intersection which, frankly, could use a little “law and order.”
3-lane roundabout, underpass open Monday
A new three-lane roundabout and underpass next to Camana Bay will open Monday, Dart Real Estate has announced.
A roundabout way of fundraising
Energetic volunteers – and a large spotted dog – take a leap Tuesday morning at the Island Heritage roundabout on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway as the annual Island Heritage CharityDrive gets under way.
New government, same challenges
Now that Cayman has elected a new government that will determine the territory’s fate for the next four years, there are issues I would like to highlight as crucial to the success of Cayman’s real estate industry.
Car flips after hitting light pole
A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after her car collided with a CUC pole and flipped over on Pennsylvania Avenue, along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, near Nelson Quay, on Thursday morning. The collision occurred shortly before 10 a.m.
Dart tunnel project approved
Dart Real Estate confirmed Thursday it had been granted planning permission for a second underpass west of Camana Bay. The work will essentially transform a stretch of West Bay Road, close to Royal Palms, into a tunnel.
Temporary weekend road closures
Portions of the Esterley Tibbetts highway and Nexus Way within Camana Bay will be temporarily closed on Sunday, Feb. 5, in order to facilitate the removal of the crane from One Nexus Way, the newest commercial building currently under construction in Camana Bay.
Trial set for drugs found in car and apartment
Two people pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of possessing cocaine and ganja with intent to supply; they had their trial set for May 3. The defendants, Canute Sebastian Nairne and Laura Marie Quinn, were stopped by police on the morning of Dec. 27, 2016, along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
Court of Appeal: Insurer can avoid payout in fatal 2011 crash
A vehicle owner’s previous traffic charges, which were not disclosed to her insurance company, permitted the insurer to avoid any right of recovery of funds in connection with a 2011 crash on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, the Court of Appeal ruled.
Car flips on Esterley Tibbetts, driver arrested
A car driven by an unqualified driver ended up on its roof in the central median of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway on Tuesday afternoon after the driver lost control and knocked down a light pole. Police said the driver was later arrested for leaving the scene of the accident and other driving offenses.
Man pleads not guilty to assaulting officer
A trial has been set for April 19 for a man accused of assaulting a senior police officer at a traffic roadblock earlier this month.
Police traffic chief assaulted at roadblock
The head of the Royal Cayman Islands Police traffic unit, Inspector Ian Yearwood, suffered two broken teeth after being assaulted at a police traffic checkpoint over the weekend, according to a police statement.
EDITORIAL – Westward ho! Cayman’s future is Seven Mile Beach
“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.”
Over the past decade, the closest thing the Cayman Islands government has had to a...
Dart plans next phase of Camana Bay expansion
Developer Dart Real Estate has submitted a planning application for an underpass along West Bay Road, the next phase of its ambitious plan to expand Camana Bay and create “sea-to-sound” connectivity between the Town Centre and Seven Mile Beach. A first underpass for the re-routed Esterley Tibbetts Highway has already been built.
EDITORIAL – Kimpton Seafire: A new landmark on Seven Mile Beach
As the Kimpton Seafire welcomes its first guests, we take this opportunity to welcome our first new major hotel and resort to Grand Cayman in nearly a decade. At the same time, we congratulate and applaud everyone in the Dart and Kimpton organizations who enabled this project to progress from their original vision to today’s ribbon-cutting.
Expanded highway section costs US$5 million
It will cost the government US$5 million to expand a section of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway from two to four lanes at its southern end in George Town, Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts confirmed Wednesday.
Police were chasing car that crashed, burst into flames
A car involved in a two-car collision on early Saturday was being chased by police after failing to stop at a traffic checkpoint, police said. The crash, which left five people injured, including two who were hospitalized, resulted in one of the vehicles bursting into flames.
Work on government’s stretch of Esterley Tibbetts Highway begins
Clearance work began this week on government-owned land beside the Esterley Tibbetts Highway as part of the ongoing efforts to turn the road into a four-lane highway.
Esterley Tibbetts underpass taking shape
Work continues on schedule on the new underpass portion of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway through Camana Bay.
Esterley Tibbetts Highway extension progressing
Curbing and initial paving work has begun on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway expansion project south of the Lawrence Boulevard roundabout.
EDITORIAL – Esterley Tibbetts: Doing roadwork by halves
Perhaps the starkest illustration of the difference between how the public and private sectors do things (or don’t) in the Cayman Islands is the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
Minister: GT road projects ‘absolutely necessary’
Road widening projects along George Town’s Esterley Tibbetts Highway and Linford Pierson Highway must be completed in short order unless residents want to suffer through the traffic troubles seen a decade ago in the outer districts, Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts said last week.
Rude driver put on notice
No doubt the driver of the Mini uses intimidation and cheating in other areas of her life, work and the line at the supermarket etc., but to use such tactics while driving is a very dangerous practice.
Esterley Tibbetts expansion on schedule for February completion
The expansion of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway to four lanes, south of Camana Bay town center, is continuing apace.
EDITORIAL – Road works: Hold the honking to a minimum
Starting this morning, motorists may find themselves hitting the brakes in the Seven Mile Beach corridor, as the National Roads Authority carries out repairs along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
Esterley Tibbetts lane closures begin this week
Motorists are being advised to use West Bay Road while work is carried out along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway throughout March.
Esterley Tibbetts Highway work progressing
There is relief in sight for the traffic problems along the Seven Mile Beach corridor.
Esterley Tibbetts to close Sunday
The Esterley Tibbetts Highway from the Butterfield roundabout to Lawrence Boulevard will close from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, while Water Authority - Cayman carries out work in the area.
Police: Masked man indecently assaulted female jogger
In the latest in a series of indecent assaults on female joggers in the district of West Bay, police are investigating an attack on...
