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EE/LL Sewerage Project nearing completion

-Road between Fine Food Supermarket & EE/LL Police Station to be temporarily closed
The East End/Long Look sewerage project is being funded at a total cost of $6,142,500. Photo: Facebook
During a live Facebook post on Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), announced temporary road closure between Fine Food Supermarket and the East End-Long Look Police Station.He urged motorists to pay attention to the signs and the closure. Photo: Facebook
During a live Facebook post on Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), announced temporary road closure between Fine Food Supermarket and the East End-Long Look Police Station.He urged motorists to pay attention to the signs and the closure. Photo: Facebook
This installation is part of the ongoing East End/Long Look Sewerage Project on the island of Tortola. Photo:Facebook
This installation is part of the ongoing East End/Long Look Sewerage Project on the island of Tortola. Photo:Facebook
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islanders have been advised of a temporary road closure between Fine Food Supermarket and the East End-Long Look Police Station as the East End/Long Look Sewerage Project nears completion.

The road will be closed from Monday, September 22, until Friday, September 27, 2025, to facilitate the installation of the final stage of a manhole. This installation is part of the ongoing East End/Long Look Sewerage Project on the island of Tortola.

During a live Facebook post on Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), urged motorists to pay attention to the signs and the closure. 

He appealed for patience and encouraged drivers to seek alternate routes while travelling in this area.

"The purpose for this rule closure is for the last installation of the manhole, like I mentioned, and to do some other connection," the minister stated.

Project 85% complete

The East End/Long Look sewerage project is being funded at a total cost of $6,142,500.

“This has been a project we recommissioned a few years ago. Today, we are here to update the public on its progress, our expected timeline for completion, and most importantly, to urge residents to connect to the sewerage system so they can flush with confidence”, Hon Rymer stated.

Contractor for BioSafe Solutions, Mr Kern Mitchell, and Project Manager, Mr Marquese Maduro, confirmed that the Long Swamp Pump Station project is approximately 85% complete. They are currently awaiting approval for the final road closure to facilitate installation of the last manhole and sewerage connection.

Residents of Long Swamp, Fat Hogs Bay, Greenland, and surrounding communities were also encouraged to sign up with the Water and Sewerage Department and connect to the public sewerage system. Those who sign up before the end of 2026 will do so at no cost to them. 

7 Responses to “EE/LL Sewerage Project nearing completion”

  • BuzzBvi (20/09/2025, 11:16) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Please make sure that the access cover (man hole) is not level with the road surface.

    Otherwise it will not fit in culturally with the surroundings.

    Also can you give us an idea of how many months this project will take so we can use our VI mulitplier formula of (x24) and get an accurate idea of completion.

    Thanks.

    Hodges road is so good now it is finished. Great job. Thanks.
    • @Buzzbvi (21/09/2025, 16:23) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      @Buzzbvi, what do you mean the manhole access cover should not be at the same legal of the road surface? Should it be lower or higher?? I’m confused. Explain .
  • They deserve 4 more years (20/09/2025, 11:47) Like (6) Dislike (5) Reply
    After 30 years the vip government bought it home
  • Long Look man child. (20/09/2025, 23:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    This project been completing since I was in primary school but hope it's completed.
  • Senior native citizen of the British Virgin Islands (21/09/2025, 00:04) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Many thanks to God our Father and Creator, and Secondly, thanks to the past VIP governments, the current government led by Hon Dr Natalio Sajuande Wheatley, Hon. Kye Rhymer, and all the other cabinet team members, and the past NDP government that have also contributed to the sewerage project, but failed to complete it.

    To All It May Concern

    Additional thanks to the VIP government for the promised that no cost will be asked of all property owners, if they sign up to the EE/LL (East End/Long Look) no later than December, 2026.

    Further Addition

    I do hope that this project will continue to its climax without accidental death/deaths, injuries to any on the job working person.
    Blessing to all.
    I also hope that people of other districts in the B.V.I will receive the same or similar preveledge in the coming future.

    Again in advance, thank you current VIP government of the B.V.I.
  • we the people (21/09/2025, 09:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Malone and pickering did nothing for ee and ll only claiming to represent the people

  • Stealth (21/09/2025, 11:22) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    What level of treatment, ie, primary, secondary , or tertiary, the discharge effluent would have undergone? What is the cost, if any, to customers to connect service lateral to the mainline? Is the sewage truly being treated or just a collection and discharge system? Is the sewage flow solely under gravity or lift stations/pump stations have to be employed? Have personnel been trained to effectively operate, maintain, etc., the treatment plant? Will there be a force main in the sewage network? What is the planned monthly cost per residential, commercial, and industrial customer to tie in the sewage system? Will the monthly rate include a ‘ capitalizing’ cost? Does the sewage division of WSD have a laboratory to test the effluent, etc., What will be the minimum response time for sewage work orders? Will wastewater system technicians require licensing? Will they receive monetary compensation for attaining and maintaining license? What is the long awaited date for the commissioning?


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