On budget and schedule, the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is moving forward with its plan to bury electricity feeders in Road Town.

At a press briefing on February 11 at the Central Administration Building, BVIEC officials said the $1.5 million dollar Wickham’s Cay Feeder project was split into four parts, with the most challenging part to be completed, according to Leroy Abraham, general manager of BVIEC.

Set to begin in late February, section four runs from the old Banco Popular building down the waterfront to its end near the Sea View Hotel. This section’s construction will not interfere with traffic much because most of the work will be done on the side of the road, rather than under it, he said.

Section two begins near the House of Assembly Building, runs down

Though the project remains on schedule, Abraham said there were a few complications with the first section of construction.

Once workers dug beneath the road in Long Bush, they found it was formerly a ghut filled with boulders to make the road. Working around their discovery took time, but he said it did not slow the project as a whole.

“We expect the entire project to be completed by 2008 which seems achievable,” he said.

Once the cables are buried, the BVIEC will systematically switch their customers to the new system.

Once the change has been made, the old poles and wires will be removed, Abraham said. The feeders are being buried to lessen their vulnerability to high winds and storms, BVIEC representatives said in a previous statement.

Abraham thanked the public for its patience during the construction and contractors

Ishmael Hodge and WDMO. He said once the construction resumes, notices on road closures will be shared with the local media.

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