Dominica International Airport: Landowners to get residential units in Joe Burton area

Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister of Dominica Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit visited the Joe Burton area in the Wesley district for the site touring on Monday.

People who would be displaced by the construction of the International Airport will receive homes in the Joe Burton area in Wesley.

"Your Government plans to construct residential units in this area for the homeowners who will be displaced by the construction of Dominica’s International Airport." stated the Dominican PM on his official Facebook page.

The International Airport project is the most talked about and promised initiative of the government of Dominica, and it is going to cost between 800-900 million dollars.

As per the government of Dominica, the IKAO and Eastern Caribbean Aviation Authority are involved at every step, and continuous consultations are being done on a frequent basis.

The World Bank has also deployed its airport experts to assist the Caribbean island with the international airport project.

Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit had stated in November 2020 that World Bank airport specialists would retain as an independent group of experts and will examine all documents, including the ones arising from the American firm- Landrum and Brown that is currently operating on the designs of the airport.

A ministerial and technical committee has been established up for the airport project, which is required to assemble every week to follow up on any concerns associated with the construction of the international airport.

Dr. Skerrit refers to the international airport project as the "biggest" and the "game-changer" for Dominica.

Besides this, the airport would also have the capacity of long haul flights. The construction work is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year.

The government of Dominica is ensuring that all landowners are compensated well. The Prime Minister had noted that the government is giving houses to those who have admitted for homes and giving lands in trade for land for those who accepted it.