Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, effected, yesterday, a site visit at B104 Road linking Chamarel to Case Noyale, to take stock of progress of works in view of the opening of that road.
The Minister was accompanied by Members of Parliament and other personalities during the visit. The Chamarel–Case Noyale Road will provide a major connection between the western coast and the central plateau of Mauritius.
This road is extensively used not only by the local inhabitants but also by other commuters, in particular, tourists and other visitors given that some specific and unique attractions are located in that region.
It is recalled that part of the road between Chamarel and Case Noyale had severely deteriorated over a length of approximately 1.4 kilometres, connecting Chamarel to Case Noyale and La Gaulette.
The works effected comprised: construction and widening of the existing road over some 1.4 kilometres including a 7.0 meters wide carriageway and a two-metre-wide paved shoulder on one side in flexible pavement with a crushed stone sub base with bituminous base course and bituminous concrete wearing course with a road reserve; excavation in mountain slopes using specialised blasting techniques; construction of gabion retaining structures; installation of rock nets, soil and rock nailing; and hydroseeding.
In addition, the infrastructure works included the construction of drainage structures; provision of miscellaneous road equipment; installation and commissioning of solar street lighting poles and luminaires; and construction of two viewpoints.
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