WORKS will soon commence to correct defects on the recently rehabilitated Burma Access Road at Mahaicony, following several complaints from residents, the Ministry of Public Works said on Tuesday.

In a press release, the ministry explained that its officials had engaged the contractor, Premium Asphalt, through the competitive bidding process for rehabilitation of a section of the access road.

Work then commenced on April 27, 2022, with a four-month duration.

According to the ministry, these works included the placement and compaction of white sand/ sand clay in sections where bulging of the roadway had existed; placement and compaction of 200mm thick crushed aggregates and 50mm asphaltic concrete surface, along with construction of the road shoulders and marking of the finished asphaltic road surface.

The road works, inclusive of paving, were substantially completed on August 16, 2022. The overall completion date was pushed back to November 10, 2022, due to delays attributed to the unfavourable weather pattern.

The project’s Defects Liability period will come to an end on November 9, 2023.

The ministry has since engaged the contractor on correcting the existing defects, and the remedying of the defect is scheduled to commence on January 14, 2022, the release added.