ETOPS,
Just to clarify, the 777 did not get stuck on the new taxiway, but on the actual runway, while doing a '180' in the turn bay at the button of Rwy07. The parallel taxiway was indeed (mostly) completed at a relatively quick pace - for the Caribbean. However, it seems someone forgot to check the clearance between the adjacent public road (on land beside and about 10' higher) and the new taxiway! It does not meet the minimum clearance req's for widebody a/c, and so has been abandoned until further notice. All that after a year's work and quite a few million dollars! For some reason though, they have not just completed the taxiway (needs to be joined to the runway surface only) and restricted it to turboprop (or smaller) use only, as that is the majority of the traffic at VC Bird.
The Caribbean has beautiful wx, but god can it drive you nuts!
