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100 palm trees to beautify Road Town

Over one hundred (100) palm trees are being planted throughout Road Town and its surroundings as the Government of the Virgin Islands moves forward with initiatives to develop a pedestrian friendly city. Photo: GIS
The palm trees are being planted along Waterfront Drive, Administration Drive and the Market Square. Photo: GIS
The palm trees are being planted along Waterfront Drive, Administration Drive and the Market Square. Photo: GIS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Over one hundred (100) palm trees are being planted throughout Road Town and its surroundings as the Government of the Virgin Islands moves forward with initiatives to develop a pedestrian friendly city.

The trees are being planted along Waterfront Drive, Administration Drive and the Market Square.

Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye Rymer said, “The City of Road Town is our Little City with a Big Heart, and our intention is to have a healthy heart, a striving heart, and a city that the residents of these Virgin Islands can be proud of.”

Minister Rymer added, “We started with the traffic turnaround; the City Park and Ride Shuttle Service remains ongoing; and there are some ease-of-traffic-flow projects that are currently taking place, such as an additional lane being constructed on Waterfront Drive and the extended lane by Pasea Estate.”

The Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities continue to remain dedicated in ensuring the continued development and maintenance of public infrastructure in this second phase of the ongoing economic response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

5 Responses to “100 palm trees to beautify Road Town”

  • captain flint (13/08/2020, 11:50) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Just in time for hurricane season. They look as if they are half dead already.
  • Blackbeauty (13/08/2020, 13:31) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is this the right timing for this project with hurricane seasons on our heels. This is the time to be tightening our belts, not spending unnecessary.

    There are far more important things that needs to be top priority. Need I say more?

  • Doctor (13/08/2020, 14:18) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    How many covid tests and quarantines would that pay for?
  • TOWN (13/08/2020, 14:41) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    A 1000 Jobs in a 1000 days ?
  • Brnhr (14/08/2020, 06:04) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    A few palms is a good start but you need to maintain them and start tidying up the trash around this place. It's the single most common negative that people visiting me say about BVI.


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