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May 25, 2011 News
A total of $688M is being spent to construct 1,300 metres sea defence infrastructure in Leguan, Region Three as well as Brahn and Abary in Region Five, says Geoffrey Vaughn, Chief River and Sea Defence Officer of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications.
Vaughn noted that the contractor, M&B Company, is currently executing rip-rap construction at Henrietta/ Phoenix, Leguan, to a tune of $74.5M. The project is 65 percent completed.
Meanwhile, A&S Company is carrying out 100 metres of rip-rap construction at Maryville, Leguan. The project which costs $53.7M is 90 percent completed.
In Region Five, a total of 1050 metres of rip-rap construction are ongoing at Brahn and Abary. At Brahn, the contractor, BK International is constructing 500 metres of works to a tune of $291M. That project is 85 percent completed.
A&S Company is currently mobilizing resources at Abary where it is expected to construct 550 metres of rip-rap construction. The project costs $268.8M and is expected to conclude within nine months.
According to Vaughn, these projects were brought forward from 2010 and are expected to be completed within several months. At the commencement of 2011, the Ministry was tasked with ensuring the completion of 32 sea defence projects which rolled-over from 2010.
It was noted that 28 of those projects have been completed in areas such as Enterprise, Leguan, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Turkeyen, Region Four.
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