THE Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is putting in infrastructure works for the provision of an additional 45 housing units and eight lots in the Hellshire Glades Housing Development in St Catherine.

The project, which has a contract value of $185 million, will see the new units retaining design elements of those completed in phase one of the housing development.

The primary infrastructure works which are now in progress includes site preparation, excavation for manholes, sewer lines, storm water drains and potable water lines. The actual construction of the units will begin in May and is slated to be completed in 10 months.

The additional housing units, said the UDC, will complement the 165 provided by the corporation, working in collaboration with West Indies Home Contractors Limited, in the last year.

As one of the UDC’s designated areas, Hellshire was conceptualised as Kingston’s twin city to accommodate the growing population in Kingston. Previous housing developments include Cave Hill Estates, Cannon Ridge, and Hellshire Park Estates. The corporation has also made available to purchasers, lots as well as development blocks in the various subdivisions including Johnson Hill and Sandhills.

“As responsible developers, the UDC takes into consideration preservation and care to the diverse environment and this is no different with the Hellshire Glades Development.

“Within the Hellshire Hills there are areas slated for development while others which are ecologically sensitive are being preserved in keeping with sound environmental principles,” the corporation said yesterday.