NDP Manifesto 2019

Modern and Resilient
Infrastructure
The NDP believes that modern and resilient infrastructure are key facilitators
for growing the economy, providing a high quality of life, safety and social
cohesion. To this end, a re-elected NDP Government shall invest in robust
infrastructure with a key focus on roads (and associated structures), ports,
utilities, and telecoms.
To ensure that BVI has modern and resilient infrastructure, a re-elected NDP
Government shall:
• Develop holistic and long term plans which are consistent with our national
development plans and strategy.
• Improve and enforce building standards and regulations.
• Incorporate new resilient techniques.
• Adopt a new building code and introduce new regulations.
• Regulate the registration of licensed architects, engineers and other
building professionals.
• Establish a classification system for contractors.
Our roads are one of the main transportation structures that connect us,
facilitate commerce and social cohesion. Therefore, a re-elected NDP
Government shall advance plans for the development of our roads, including
sidewalks, ghuts, drains, retaining structures, and sea defenses.
The agenda includes:
Roads
• Continuing the reconstruction of approximately 60 miles of primary road
infrastructure using advanced techniques and world class engineers and
builders.
• Reconstruction of secondary road infrastructure.
• Rehabilitation and extension of sea defenses with rock armor and other
structures to protect vulnerable coastal roads;
• Exploring alternative mechanisms for financing and maintaining roads,
including introduction of vehicle user fees.
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