Belvedere: --- Road repairs and the construction of yet another round about will begin in the next two weeks said head of new projects Kurt Ruan at the signing ceremony yesterday. The new roundabout will be constructed at the Belvedere and Dutch Quarter intersection which joins the French and Dutch Border. Also included in the 3.5 million project is the enlarging of the gutters in the area which would help facilitate the run off of rain water as well as to beautify the area where the local people lives.
The contracts were granted to the two main companies which is Windward Roads and MNO- Vervat said Ruan. MNO Vervat has a contract for Naf.586, 008, 72 while Windward Roads contracts amounts to Naf. 3049, 853. The intention by the two major companies is to sub-contract the work to the local contractors.
President of the Dutch Quarter Community Council Henry Illidge said he hopes that the project will extend further up to Dutch Quarter since they are plagued with several types of water problems. He called on the two contractors not to forget the youths of Dutch Quarter whom he has encouraged to be part of the process. 
The road repairs long over due said commissioner of public works Theo Heyliger. Heyliger said the idea of this project began some 13 years ago when he took office in the island government. He said part of the property was donated by a family 13 years ago. This round about was to be build on Bishop Hill and Dutch Quarter said Heyliger. He said the procedures that has be followed takes years before it can be executed since they are obliged to follow proper procedures. Also present at the signing ceremony was commissioner of finance Roy Marlin including several residents of the area.