IN fulfilling a recent commitment to make residential lots accessible to allottees, close to 100 persons could now commence construction at the Sheildstown, West Bank Berbice, housing development, as a result of extensive work by the government.

According to information from the Ministry of Housing and Water, this is now possible as the majority of the first phase infrastructure has been completed, paving the way for the first batch of persons to identify their respective lots.

Surveyors from the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s planning and settlement department led the lot identification exercise early Tuesday morning.

“With proper documentation in hand, each allottee was shown their lot, and boundary line and allowed to plant a signpost with their assigned lot number and name. The new Sheildstown housing scheme will soon be home to approximately 700 families,” the Housing and Water Ministry said.

Over the coming days, other allotees will be invited to participate in this exercise which is being done in batches.