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Oops! Sewerage woes leave slippery roads in Fat Hogs Bay
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) from residents in the Fat Hogs Bay area is that sewerage woes have resulted in water running on the road in the vicinity of the Mandinka Apartment complex, creating a slippery hazard, now a serious danger to both drivers and pedestrians.
UPDATE: Repair works begin on Joe’s Hill roadway
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Exactly one week after publication by Virgin Islands News Online, workers from the Public Works Department (PWD) took steps towards repairing two damaged sections of the Joe’s Hill roadway that appeared to put the lives of road users in danger.
Purcell Estate road likely to reopen by week-end
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The main thorough-fare into the Purcell Estate community is likely to become accessible again by week-end as the Ministry of Communications and Works has begun to cover up the pipes, which were exposed for several months.
Purcell Ghut design had potential for more flooding – PWD head
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The potential for more flooding would have been the worst case scenario if construction of the Johnson/Purcell Ghut had continued with the current design, revealed Acting Director of Public Works Department (PWD) Dr. Drexel Glasgow.
Min. Fraser proposes road link for Sage Mountain
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Among the plans for the 3rd District by incumbent district Representative Julian Fraser is to establish a road link between Pleasant Valley and Sage Mountain which he described as a much needed road-way to open the land between the two areas.

