A new Customer Care Transportation Platform has been launched as part of efforts by the Government of the Virgin Islands to regulate the transportation-for-hire industry.

The Territory-wide free shuttle service has resumed and is now available on Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and Anegada.

The public is notified that the free shuttle service being offered on Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and Anegada will resume on Monday, September 28, 2020. 

The public is notified of the free shuttle service schedule throughout the Territory as follows:

Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye Rymer has said that meetings have been held with more than 100 Taxi Operators throughout the Territory to communicate and agree on effective routes and schedules for the Park and Ride Free Shuttle Service initiative.

Mister Speaker, I wish to provide an update on the Motorcycle/Scooter campaign that the Department of Motor Vehicles continues to host.

Mister Speaker, when I last updated this honorable house, I mentioned that the first shipment of the new Ultrasonic meters for distribution to customers had arrived and was in the possession of the Water and Sewerage Department. The Department is now in the final stage of preparations to commence installation within the coming week. The Department currently has a waiting list of customers who have paid all fees and is awaiting connection; these customers will be given priority. I take this opportunity to thank them for their patience and to apologize for the inconvenience that was caused by this delay.  

Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye Rymer has announced that the historic park and ride shuttle service in the city of Road Town will start on June 30.

Mister Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable House with an update on the many historic and exciting initiatives the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities is currently implementing. 

Mister Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable House with an update to the current progression of initiatives under the portfolio of the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities.