A number of road works are expected to get underway as Cabinet approved in excess of $578 million in contracts to be awarded for the rehabilitation and construction of roads across the country.
Works ongoing on the East Coast Road
The Public Infrastructure Ministry will undertake the rehabilitation of miscellaneous roads in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), including the Coldigen Road Network, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which was awarded to A&S General Contractors Incorporated at a cost of $56.4 million. The Cane Grove Main Road, Mahaica will also see upgrades being carried by BK International Incorporated for $82.6 million.
Meanwhile, under the Communities Ministry, in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), much-needed works will be done to upgrade Semple Street – a $22.6 million contract awarded to Shereaz Bacchus General Contractor; Saga Street, Bath Settlement – a $14.4 million contract awarded to Golden Splash Construction Service; Sideline Dam, Onderneeming – a $12 million contract awarded to Romel Jagroop General Construction Service; and the Eastern Sideline Dam in Belladrum to be upgraded by Shereaz Bacchus General Contractor to the tune of $13.9 million.
In Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), road works at Four Miles, Bartica were awarded to B&J Civil Works for $57.6 million.
Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will see works conducted at Nursery School Road, Richmond Housing Scheme, by Vish Turbo Contracting for $19.6 million, and at Sideline Dam, Henrietta, conducted by Mohamed Ramzanalli Khan for $22 million, while Mohamed Fawaaz Bacchus Construction & Transportation Services was given the $26.3 million contract for the enhancement of Main Street, Charity Housing Scheme, which also includes a link to the public road.
Adding to that, several streets in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) are listed for rehabilitative works. These include: Bristol Street, Levi Dam, and Patrick Dam at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam; Lucas Street, Corriverton, and Second Cross Street, Rose Hall, Berbice – for a total sum of $136.4 million.
Works will also be executed in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) at Bacchus Street, Wismar for $16.7 million; Homestretch, Christiansburg to the tune of $14.7 million; Johnson Ring, Block 22, Linden, for $37 million; Main Street, Amelia’s Ward (South) at a cost of $37.9 million; Proctor Road, Kara Kara, $24 million; and South Lane Road, Amelia’s Ward (South) for $26.5 million.
These projects are part of Government’s commitment to upgrade the country’s road network. In fact, it is currently undertaking two major road improvement projects.
The East Coast Road Expansion Project is underway and is expected to be completed before the ending of this year. The US$50.2 million project has two components; one features a four-lane expansion of the road from Better Hope to Annandale and the other caters for an upgrade to the existing two-lane road from Annandale to Belfield.
Guyana had received a US$45.3 million concessional loan from the China Export-Import (EXIM) Bank to finance the road project, under an agreement signed in January last year. In total, 16.998 kilometres of roads and 33.996 kilometres of drains are to be built.
Meanwhile, the US$31.03 million Sheriff Street to Mandela Avenue project is being executed by Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. The two-year project, which will cover approximately seven kilometres of road, is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and involves the relocation of utilities, lane and shoulder improvements, placement of sidewalks and paved shoulders, traffic signals, traffic signs, streetlights, drainage, a pedestrian overhead walkway, culverts, bridges, and a roundabout.
