Last Updated on August 23, 2024, 4:13 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis: Minister of Public Infrastructure, Utilities, et al., Konris G M Maynard shared about his visit to the commissioning of the brand new Primary Crusher at the Government Quarry.
Minister Maynard shared a video about his visit to the Government Quarry through his official Facebook account and expressed his pleasure to witness the commissioning of the latest Primary Crusher.
He stated that it is a 400 ton per hour crusher is set to replace a 36 year old 80 ton per hour crusher from 1988. He defined this upgrade at the Quarry as a major one.
The Quarry has been struggling to keep up with the demand for new raw materials that are needed for some urgent projects underway.
The administration is presently pursuing these projects including: new concrete roads at Shadwell West & South, Race Course – Newton Ground, Boyds View, and Palmetto Point, with Rawlings – St Pauls and White House – St Peters to follow.
The projects underway also consist of the St Peter’s Main Road Development that includes drainage, sidewalks, retaining walls and road asphalt; coastline and ghaut side revetments; water Storage Tanks; the new 2 million gallon per day Desalination Plant; the resurfacing of the community roads; the private construction sector; and so forth.
Minister of Public Infrastructure also emphasized on the fact that they needed the quarry to be ready for the anticipated upsurge from the Smart Home initiative where hundreds of homes are to be built. It will also be needed for the construction of the new Hospital and the other works capital projects of other Ministries.
According to the information, the Primary Crusher crushes the big stones into smaller manageable pieces for the secondary crusher and significantly, the Quarry is also set to get a Secondary Crusher very shortly which will make smaller stones like ¾” and ½”.
Several citizens also praised the administration and the responsible minister for the constructive progress. One of the netizens named Wendy Knight commented on the upgrade shared by Minister Maynard and noted that, “Excellent work Konris. To you and entire government and team at Public Works job well done. Keep pressing forward.”
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