The Simpson Bay Causeway will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, 25 January at 5.00pm in a ceremony that will be carried live on the internet.
The website is: www.hostsxm.com
The St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies Board of Directors and Management invite the community to follow the event live on the internet if they are not able to attend the public celebration on Saturday afternoon.
The Simpson Bay Causeway falls under the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation. The Lagoon Authority aims to ensure that Sint Maarten remains a top yachting destination in the Caribbean while ensuring a safe, secure, pollution free and environmentally sustainable Simpson Bay Lagoon.
The Causeway is just one of several initiatives leading to the aforementioned.
Construction of the Causeway started early 2012 and was completed in December 2013. Construction was carried out by Volker Stevin Caribbean.
The Swing Bridge on the Causeway is 220 feet long and weighs 450 tons. The Causeway has a total length of 2493 feet and features a two-lane motorway, a bicycle track and footpaths.
The Causeway was put into use on December 23 to help relieve traffic congestion in the Simpson Bay area.
The new Causeway has two round-a-bouts at the Airport Road near the end of the runway and at Union Road near the border. There are also two protected sidewalks for pedestrians and a bicycle track.