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May 17, 2018 News
As the multi-billion dollar East Coast Demerara road widening and improvement project progresses, efforts have intensified to complete the widening of the four-lane section from Better Hope to Annandale by August.
Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Technical Services Manager at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Nigel Erskine, said approximately thirty percent of the project has been completed.
Within the four-lane section, nearly 80 percent of concrete drains has been constructed, and a significant amount of sub-base work (placement of white sand and loom) has been completed. Work on the aggregate base has started.
“The construction of concrete drains is one of the main activities in the project. The contractor is currently working on two of the constructions of the bridges.
“The company started works on the retaining structures; three of which have been constructed along the roadway,” Erskine explained.
When completed the four-lane section will have a median in the centre equipped with streetlights. Sidewalks will be built along populated villages, seven bridges and 12 culverts will be widened, and 11 traffic signals will be installed at busy intersections along the roadway.
The approximately eight-inch finished surface will comprise asphaltic concrete and have road safety features including warning signs, road markings and pedestrian crossings.
According to Erskine, just three issues could affect the overall completion of the project.
He explained, “The first issue is the relocation of vendors who occupy the tarmac area at Mon Repos and Lusignan Markets. The tarmac area would become part of the four-lane section so those vendors have to be relocated. Secondly, the rate of the removal of utilities and a large section of fences and shops beyond the four-lane between Annandale to Belfield.”
In the interim, MOPI and the consultant are working on a traffic management plan to divert drivers as the work continues. The upgraded four-lane section will be completed by August 2019.
In 2016, the government and the People’s Republic of China signed a US$45.5M concessional loan for the completion of the widening of the road between Better Hope and Belfield.
Guyana has contributed $2.7B towards the project.
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