Pressure Eased
for West Bound Motorists
Nassau, Bahamas - Motorists travelling
west along the Cable Beach strip will now experience an even smoother
flow, as they now have access to a new lane. Baha Mar management report
that road works connected to the mega resort project are moving along
as planned.
“The purpose
of opening this westbound lane is to allow us to get to the scope of
work we need to do on the eastbound lane. This lane is phase two of
the overall management plan for the roundabout by the Sheraton,” said
Frank Wood, Director of Non-core Works, Baha Mar. “It allows us access
to an area to work which is where the traffic was flowing before. The
westbound traffic is on the westbound lane instead of being on the eastbound
lane. It’s one single lane to the roundabout separated by distance
rather than just cones.
“The target
date for completing the road works is November 4, 2011,” Wood added.
“Right now everything looks good for that date. We do have a few issues
to work through but we can get through them to satisfy that date.“
Being constructed
at an estimated cost of $40 million, the Baha Mar road works project
was started in early summer of this year. The developers are pleased
that a fairly good flow of traffic has always been maintained.
It is estimated that the Baha
Mar resort will cost some $3.4 billion. It will include almost 3,500
rooms and residences, the largest casino in the Caribbean, the largest
convention centre in The Bahamas, a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course,
three spas, a 20-acre eco-water park, multiple restaurants, high-end
retail and entertainment venues. The project will be situated along
a half-mile of uninterrupted pristine beachfront. Chairman and CEO of
Baha Mar is Mr. Sarkis Izmirlian.
