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Seems to have slowed down - rain delay?

Where did they start the road and where are they now? I know its going north to south.

Looking for block layer (Concrete block and stucco) and helpers in San Pedro, just South of the airport. Please send me an email and best way to get hold of you and rates. Will also need electrician, plumber and handymen building a small house. I am contracting it by myself as I do not have the funds to pay for extra help.

Hi Lan - if you want to look for workers, best to start a thread about that. I believe there is an "employment" section on the board. This series of messages is about the new road and it's unlikely that you will meet employees effectively on this particular thread.

Champion - Road starts right behind Belizean Way and is being developed heading south.

I drove it this morning. The workers have reached the bend behind Capricorn. In that particular area, one side is poured and drivable, the other being poured now. Since this is a low area there is no effective detour-lane around the mixer-trucks and you may end up waiting 10 or 15 minutes whilst a load of concrete is being dispensed. Further to the point of the delay - the MOSSIES are OUT and HUNGRY. Intrepid travelers on the new road may wish to bring a book to read, a bucket of deet to bathe in in order to make the trip a little more enjoyable.
All in all, the road is coming along really well, and when you hit the unpaved parts (especially after these rains) can really appreciate the improvement.

A friend of mine with nothing better to do did some math today.

"They have concreted exactly 0.6 of a mile. Another 0.6 puts them exactly
in front of the entrance to Aji.

It has been a month since they started. If the road is a full 3 miles
and they continue at the exact same speed then 4 months more."

And, today was a day off for the road builders, probably tomorrow as well. Also, judging by the appalling state of the road from Reef Village to the bridge it's clear they started at the wrong end......

Did they factor in the impending election?

;-)

Im betting they started north fist due to the weight of the mixer trucks. They didnt want to carry the loads over green concrete. Takes 30 days for full cure.

The mixer trucks and materials are based on the other side of the road from Grand Caribe so they would not have had to drive on the new road had it started at the bridge.

Well, so much for that idea.