Budget 2018-19 - infrastructure : a future for modernity and Smart living

The Minister of Finance has earmarked around Rs 37 billion for the investment of transport infrastructure over the next three years. Some of the main projects include:  

• Phase 1 of the Metro Express project linking Port Louis to Rose Hill will be operational in September 2019. An additional 13 kilometers linking Rose Hill to Curepipe will be operational by September 2021.
• The construction of the Victoria Urban Terminal project is expected to start in February 2019. And, Government is working with the Local Authorities to construct two additional urban terminals at Immigration Square and Rose Hill.
• Around Rs 12 billion over the next three years for the construction and upgrading of roads.
• Ten major projects are either in progress or will be implemented under the Road Decongestion Programme. These include: The Jumbo-Phoenix roundabouts; The A1M1 bridge linking Coromandel to Sorèze; The fly-over at Decaen Street, Port Louis; A third lane on the M2 between Jin Fei roundabout and Port Louis; The Cap Malheureux bypass; The motorway Terre Rouge-Verdun will be made fully operational by December 2019; A fly-over across Motorway M1 at Hillcrest Avenue in Quatre Bornes; The upgrading of Radier St Martin at Bel Ombre; the upgrading of Ebène Flyover as well as for the construction of the La Vigie - La Brasserie Link.
• Some Rs 3 billion will be invested in three major projects to expand our port facilities and improve its productivity, namely the construction of breakwaters, a fishing port at Fort William and the Cruise Terminal Building.
• The Cargo Handling Corporation Ltd will recruit and train 150 more staff to be able to operate on a24/7 basis.
• The Airport of Mauritius Limited will initiate procedures for the extension of the new passenger terminal. The aim is to ultimately increase passenger handling capacity to 8 million annually.
• The old passenger terminal which is being refurbished will be completed in December this year and will cater for an additional 500,000 passengers annually.