The Benjamin to Bristol Road in Richland Park is now accessible and is on track to be fully completed within the next 10 days.

That’s according to Resident Engineer for the Feeder Road Project, Wael Issa, who provided an update during a recent site visit with the Agency for Public Information (API).

The Benjamin to Bristol Road, is part of a broader national initiative aimed at improving rural infrastructure and boosting economic activity through enhanced road access.

Issa noted that the major components of the project have already been completed.

"We are now in Benjamin Bristol Road, the road length is seven hundred meters (700m) and the width of the road is four point five meters (4.5m). We finished the paving, we finished the drainage, we finish all types of holes. The main contractor was Marigot Home and then KDL took the lead for which they are the main contractor for the project. And now we are ready to deliver the road, maybe in next week or next ten (10) days. And its done the roads, the pavements thickness is six inches (6in) with the BRC A252 and we have covered drains and slipper drains and we have open boxer drains. We have L holes and W1 and W2 types of holes."

SOURCE: National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC Radio)