Latest update April 18th, 2024 12:59 AM
Mar 15, 2019 News
For years, the Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop Stellings have been in a deplorable state, and have become occupational hazards for vendors and shoppers.
However, Jermaine Braithwaite, Senior Engineer at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, informed Kaieteur News that the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has contracted Mott McDonald, a consultancy group from the United Kingdom, to conduct a feasibility study and designs for the rehabilitative works, which include the Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop Stellings.
The consultancy is being funded under a grant scheme by the United Kingdom government, through the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF).
According to Braithwaite, the consultant’s contract began on October of 2018, and the design and feasibility studies should be completed by November 2019.
The consultant’s work includes an environmental, social impact assessment, a climate vulnerability study, and a gender study. Mott McDonald is currently undertaking stakeholder consultations with affected parties, including the Transport & Harbour Department, the Demerara Speedboat Association, beneficiaries of the sea defenses, and the users of the Vreed-en-Hoop and Stabroek Markets.
Braithwaite said that the consultant is going to advance consultations, in the future, with users of the Georgetown seawall front, and market users.
In a few months, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure will receive a draft design for the stellings.
The wharves provide a dock for speedboats traversing from Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop, and back, transporting commuters who prefer to take the shorter route across the Demerara River.
JAGDEO ADDING MORE DANGER TO GUYANA AND THE REGION
Apr 18, 2024
SportsMax – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been named Wisden’s leading Twenty20 Cricketer for 2023, as she topped all and sundry, including her male counterparts. Alan Gardner looks...Kaieteur News – Compliments of the Ministry of Education, our secondary school children are being treated to a stage... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]