June 28, 2024 
2024 - 08 
DPW Continues Major Road Work in St. Croix 
 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—As roadwork in St. Croix continues, the Department of Public Works is 
announcing the start of a new project: the Northside Road Rehabilitation Project. 
 
DPW Contractor—Marco St. Croix, Inc.—began resurfacing the roadway from One Love Gas 
Station in La Grande Princesse to the bottom of Morning Star Hill. Traffic is currently being re-routed 
through West St. John Road. 
 
 
The Department is also preparing to pave from the Kingshill Post Office in Estate La Reine to the 
Vicinity of the La Reine Chicken Shack.  
 
Meanwhile, Phase 1 of the Queen Mary Highway Road Repairs project is nearing completion. DPW 
contractor—Grace Civil, LLC—is currently striping the repaved sections of the roadway. These 
sections include the Sunny Isle signal light intersection, Sunny Isle to Barren Spot, and Sunny Isle to 
Ricardo Richards/Sunny Acres. Other sections, such as Barron Spot to the La Reine Signal light, will 
be paved as part of Phase 2.  
 
Phase 1 of the Downtown Christiansted Road Repairs project, performed by VI Paving, has also 
made significant strides. The roads being paved for this project are Queen Street, Hill Street, East 
Street, Prince Street, and Market Street. Currently, the southern portion of those roads—particularly 
Queen Street, Hill Street, and East Street—has been completely repaired. Weather permitting, this 
project has an estimated completion date of August 2024.  
  
Phase 2 will include New Street, West Street, Smith Street, Strand Street, Queen Cross Street, and 
King Street.  
  
The Ethel McIntosh Memorial Drive, also known as Mahogany Road, and Airport Road projects are 
also coming to fruition. Both projects are currently in the solicitation phase, and awards are 
anticipated in the next thirty (30) days.  
 
“We are thrilled to see these projects realized as our major thoroughfares need attention,“ said 
DPW Commissioner Derek Gabriel. “Our commitment is to keep this momentum territory-wide while 
we have the resources available.” 
   
The department urges motorists to follow all safety controls and directives from on-site flaggers 
throughout this reconstruction period.  
  
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DPW…On the move!