Berbice Stadium likely to be completed this year – Ramson
The National Stadium at Palmyra, East Coast Berbice is likely to be completed and available for use before the end of this year.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, has said there were challenges in relation to getting materials from overseas for construction of this Stadium.
Construction of the National Stadium at Palmyra is progressing
The design of this stadium is different from that of the National Stadium at Providence, East Bank Demerara, and this difference is becoming increasingly obvious as erection of the first stand progresses.
“It’s a much more elaborate modern design, with much more use of steel, which is different from the National Stadium. The National Stadium, right, is a lot more just straight. Because it’s a lot more use of steel, it helps us in one respect, but it hurt us at the beginning, which was about getting all of the pieces coming from different countries arriving just around the same time,” the minister explained.
“So, we were expecting all of the pieces to arrive in the country by this month, which is March,” Ramson added.
Construction of the National Stadium at Palmyra is progressing
According to the minister, once all of the pieces arrive, work would begin on connecting these steel pieces. The concrete to be laid is pre-fabricated.
“The roofing etcetera also comes in a container, and it just connects. So, in terms of the time frame for the connection and the insulation, assembly, erection, all of that; it’s not a long duration,” he explained.
Minister Ramson has said that although the deadline for completion of the stadium has been set at 2026, it is likely to be completed and available for use this year.
“The ground work is just maintenance right now, and the lights are already completed in terms of its installation. So, it’s just the assembly, you know, installation of the stands. So, you’re going to have a grass (mound) being built as well,” he divulged.
“So, it wasn’t expected that the facility would be completed until maybe the early part of next year, but we are trying to advance that so we can get it this year,” Ramson disclosed. (G-4)
