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G/town ferry stelling upgrade begins

Sep 28, 2010 News

Over the weekend workers from the Transport and Harbours Engineering replaced the once deplorable stairway used as a mooring point for speedboats plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route.
Contrary to an article carried in this newspaper, the step did not collapse but was pulled down for rehabilitation work, T&HD reported.
According to General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department, Kelvin Trim, the step was replaced on Sunday, given the fact that Sunday is not a busy day for boats plying the river.
Trim, however, noted that plans are underway for a complete upgrade of the stelling. He explained that the modification of the stelling was expected to start this year but that plan fell through.
According to Trim, currently the entire area around the stelling is heavily silted up and the department was looking at building a buoyancy facility.
This, Trim said, will be the ideal facility for both high and low tides. He explained that currently boats mooring at the steps find it difficult when there is low tide since the area is silted up.
Trim added that plans are underway for the desilting of both the Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop mooring areas.
He however could not say when works will begin but he noted that the problem lies in the fact that the Transport Department does not have its own dredge. “Whenever it is available to us then we can begin work.”

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