CH&PA engineers discuss Guyana’s highway construction at Int’l Road Federation Congress

A team of engineers from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is presenting a case study on the “Design and Construction of Rigid Pavement Highway in Guyana” at the 11th International Road Federation (IRF) Regional Caribbean Congress in Nassau, Bahamas.
This annual congress, being held from Tuesday to Friday, provides a platform for transportation professionals from across 30 countries and territories in the Region to address common concerns including road safety and climate resilience.
Led by CH&PA Director of Projects Omar Narine, the team from Guyana was invited to participate in a technical session on transport infrastructure for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), during which they will present on the challenges of constructing a rigid pavement highway on a soft subgrade in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).
Other CH&PA team members include Deputy Director of Projects Intakab Indarjeet, Senior Design Engineer Marvin Marks, Senior Infrastructure Engineer Anthony Ragnauth, Senior Hinterland and Building Works Engineer Cy Rodrigues and Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Manager Sunil Gopaul.
This comes in the wake of a massive transport infrastructure programme being executed by the Housing and Water Ministry through the CH&PA as part of the Government’s 2020-2025 Building and Infrastructure Development Agenda.
In particular, this relates to the construction of the Eccles to Great Diamond Four Lane Highway, the construction of the Great Diamond Four Lane Road, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and the construction of the Meer Zorgen to the Crane four-lane Highway, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).
In addition to delivering resilient road infrastructure, this year’s congress will also highlight themes such as low-cost road surveys and inspections, public transport, non-motorised transport, traffic and congestion management, regional integrations and connectivity, and road asset management.