WORKS are progressing rapidly to enhance operations at the Leonora market with a massive tarmac and other facilities.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, in an invited comment, said that construction of the tarmac is on schedule.

“The concrete binding is already placed. After this, six inches of reinforced concrete will be placed at the final surface,” he related.

Following a walkabout in April 2022, President Dr. Irfaan Ali had cited the need for such a facility to reduce congestion in the market.

President Ali related that the government’s vision is to transform the market into a massive tarmac that would cater to both vendors in the market as well as those vendors who have chosen to “set up shop” along the roadways leading to the market.

In his view, the current setup of the market allows for disproportionate access to a larger group of shoppers.

Minister Dharamlall had said too that the modernisation of the market will benefit vendors who conduct business on the parapets, providing them with a tarmac so that vending is done healthily.

“We believe that we have to make this centre of business much more upgraded and enhanced. We expect that vendors are going to use this opportunity to improve their businesses,” he said.