Work on the Loubiere-Bagatelle Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project continues to advance, with several key components of the major infrastructure initiative now nearing completion.
The project, implemented in phases, involves the rehabilitation and upgrading of approximately 10-11 kilometres of roadway along Dominica’s southern corridor. The works include road widening and resurfacing, slope stabilisation, improved drainage systems, and the construction and rehabilitation of bridges and culverts.
Project Manager Joseph Flossiac reported that one of the project’s major components, the Micham Bridge, is now nearing completion.
According to Flossiac, foundation and abutment works on the bridge have already been completed, along with the major superstructure works. Current activities include the installation of handrails, asphalt surfacing, road markings, lighting and other finishing works.
Additional river protection works, including rock revetment beneath the bridge, are also being undertaken to safeguard the structure and improve its long-term resilience.
Flossiac indicated that similar progress is being recorded on other bridges under construction as part of the project, including the Loubiere Bridge at Mandrel, the Belles Bridge and the Pichelin Bridge.
“We have completed the major superstructure works. We are presently doing the finishing touches to that structure,” he explained.
He added that all bridges currently under construction are at advanced stages and are expected to be completed by September this year.
Meanwhile, significant progress is also being made on highway works between Bellevue Chopin and Pichelin, where crews are carrying out drainage improvements and slope stabilization activities.
Project officials estimate that approximately 50 percent of the sub-base preparation and drainage works within that section have already been completed, with construction continuing steadily.
The Loubiere-Bagatelle Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project represents one of the government’s major infrastructure investments aimed at improving transportation links for communities in southern Dominica.
Upon completion, the upgraded corridor is expected to enhance road safety, improve connectivity, strengthen climate resilience and provide more reliable access for residents, businesses and emergency services operating throughout the south of the island.
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