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In this episode of Comes With the Territory on WTJX, Public Works Commissioner Derek Gabriel explains the reasons behind VITRAN’s proposed fare hike for fixed route and paratransit services.

Congratulations to the Department of Public Works 2023 Holiday Door Decoration Contest Winners!! The Department selected 1 Winner from the St. Thomas/St. John District, and 1 Winner from the St. Croix District.

The Paul E. Joseph Project is moving along smoothly! The project recently received an extension and the new completion date is estimated for June 2023.

Work on the Melvin Evans Highway project is making considerable progress.

New streetlights and traffic signals are being placed on the Melvin Evans Highway. While the agency responsible for placing and maintaining overhead street lighting on all of the territory’s roads is WAPA, DPW decided to take it on for the Melvin H. Evans Highway to address the issue as part of this major project.

The Department of Public Works is updating the community on the Melvin Evans Highway (MEH) Reconstruction and Rehabilitation project.

DPW Contractor -- VI Paving, Inc. (VIP) -- is currently reconstructing failed areas of the highway in the Good Hope area. VIP is expected to begin paving the highway from Williams Delight to Good Hope in the next few weeks.

The scope of work for this sixth and final section of this MEH project, includes road reconstruction, milling, asphalt paving, striping, drainage rehabilitation, signs, guardrails, raised pavement markers, vehicle detection replacement, other miscellaneous work and streetlight repairs.

How Well Do You Know DPW? A friendly informational series to help you learn more about the Department of Public Works!

Today we share our Hurricane Season Preparation! Visit DPW.VI.GOV for more information about the Department of Public Works.