{"id":264596,"date":"2026-01-20T07:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=264596"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:15:07","slug":"apua-to-set-up-in-house-works-unit-to-stop-roads-being-dug-up-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/apua-to-set-up-in-house-works-unit-to-stop-roads-being-dug-up-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"APUA to set up in-house works unit to stop roads being dug up, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2420223132\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s main utility provider is to establish its own internal public works department by June 2026, in a bid to end the long-standing problem of newly repaired roads being cut open for utility works.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2685563688\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Information and Utilities Minister Melford Nicholas made the announcement at the commissioning of APUA\u2019s new two-million-gallon-per-day reverse osmosis plant at Barnacle Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the move would allow the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) to better coordinate pipeline upgrades with national road projects, rather than carrying out repairs after roads have been resurfaced.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4084977121\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU 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