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THA Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis. File photo
The Office of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary on Friday advised that lands designated for the residents affected by the ANR Robinson airport expansion project at the Shirvan and Cove estates are now “fully accessible” to them.
This follows a meeting between Chief Secretary Ancil Dennis and stakeholders to confirm the final arrangements and terms and conditions for occupying the lands.
The meeting included members from the Airport Relocation Committee; Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment; Division of Settlements, Urban Renewal and Public Utilities; Land Management Department – THA; Planning Department – THA; Town and Country Planning Division; Water and Sewerage Authority; and Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission.
Nidco: Tobago land acquired by the book
Wednesday 30 December 2020
An excavator clears a site just off Silk Cotton Trace, Bon Accord, on Saturday. The lands are being prepared for the start of construction on the ANR Robinson airport expansion project. PHOTO BY DAVID REID -
Tensions are rising between the National Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (Nidco) and Crown Point residents as the government is weeks away from starting the ANR Robinson International Airport terminal expansion project.
The $1.2 billion project is expected to begin in January on 53 acres of acquired land between Store Bay Local Road and the airport perimeter fence in Bon Accord.