In 2009, the Ministry of Finance approved receipt of a nearly $58 Million USD concessional loan from Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China, out of which the completion of the Airport Gateway Project (AGP) was identified as high priority. The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. (CSCEC) later signed an agreement engaging CSCEC to perform the Design-Build Service for the project.
The project includes the construction of a dual carriageway along John F. Kennedy Drive; the rehabilitation of the existing carriageway for east-bound travel; construction of nine roundabouts; the underground installation of a 24-inch water main that will take water from the west to the east of New Providence; the underground installation of all electrical services and low voltage cables; the relocation of telecommunication and cable infrastructure; dense landscaping and the completion of ancillary work, including drainage, signage, street lights and accesses.
The project encompasses approximately 6.2 miles of road, running from Windsor Field Road to the six-legged roundabout on John F. Kennedy Drive and is expect: to improve the capacity of the entrance road system to the airport, as there is limited traffic capacity going into the downtown area; to strengthen inter-island communication, access and improve the layout of road network design; to enhance the landscaping along the gateway of Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), and to provide safe driving conditions where the alignment of the existing road is irregular.