The Government has in the past year, been actively seeking solutions to the problem of traffic congestion at the Blue Hills roundabout in Providenciales. The difficulty experienced by motorists particularly in the early working morning hours of the day, has not gone unnoticed by elected officials, who for many months, have been working along with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Planning ...to find a solution to a problem that has long caused much frustration to members of the motoring public. The following describes the proposed two phase project designed to address this issue:
The first of the two phases involves the redesign of the entry to the Blue Hills roundabout, allowing the development of an additional exit lane on the Blue Hills Road through to the Leeward Highway. This will involve the widening of the Blue Hills road to four (4) lanes at a point just before it approaches the Walkin Marine premises, this widening continuing through to the Blue Hills roundabout. This new lane will allow for the separation of traffic going left up the Leeward Highway, from traffic traveling around the roundabout going into the Downtown area. This will significantly relieve congestion by allowing the free flow of traffic.
The second of the two phases involves the development of an alternate road out of Blue Hills connecting into Kew Town. This second exit road out of Blue Hills will allow motorists to access the airport and southern regions of the island without having to negotiate the Blue Hills roundabout.
The engineering design work for Phase One of the project has already begun and works are expected to commence this year. Phase Two will follow thereafter. The attached diagrams show the proposed redesign of Blue Hills roundabout and the options for alternate routes out of Blue Hills which are being considered.
Commenting on the proposal, the Hon. Premier said that; “I am well pleased with the work completed thus far by the Public Works Team and look forward, as do the residents and visitors of Providenciales, to the finished project” while the Hon. Minister Amanda Missick stated that ‘This is yet another infrastructural project undertaken by my Government to alleviate the congestion of vehicular traffic conditions in the downtown area of Providenciales.”
Proposed Redesign of Blue Hills Road Roundabout