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PM Browne: Road Repairs to Begin Within Days as First $10M Loan Tranche Nears Release<\/strong><\/p>

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Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that road rehabilitation works are set to intensify within days, as the government prepares to access the first $10 million from a $100 million road repair loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during an interview on ABS, Browne said the funds are expected \u201cwithin a matter of probably days, no more than a week,\u201d allowing for the immediate start of road upgrades.<\/p>

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\u201cThere will be a significant expansion in the amount of work that we do on our roads, especially the secondary roads,\u201d he stated, noting that while major progress had been made on primary routes, focus will now shift to All Saints Road and various community roads.<\/p>

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Browne acknowledged the scale of the challenge, calling the $100 million allocation \u201csmall compared to the amount of work that needs to be done,\u201d and indicated plans to raise further funds to sustain roadworks over the medium term.<\/p>\n

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