Roundabout Near Biltmore Hotel Still Not Completed

And, only a short distance away from the new Haulover Bridge, works are currently ongoing at the roundabout near the Biltmore Hotel. Anyone travelling out or into the city would note that the area has been under construction for quite some time. So, what has been the delay in completing the project? We asked Evondale Moody, the Chief Engineer at MIDH.

Evondale Moody

Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer, MIDH

“The delays we had were that we had significant problem in locating the BTL underground docks and we also had to take some time to ensure we don’t damage the twenty-four inch water pipe that was there. So that line and the BTL line took us some time and that caused some delay to the contractor. But, we think it was important for us to take some time, especially with the BWS pipe, because if we had broken that pipe we would have cut off water to the entire Belize City and that would have taken us at least a week to fix and from what we gathered from BWS, their capacity in Belize City for water is only for twenty-four hours. So we deemed it necessary to ensure the contractor takes his time doing the piling works that were required. We expected those works will be completed by the second of March. I got that update from the contractor, two days ago and so right now they are working on the beams and they will be pouring the deck slab for the circle and then complete those works.”