Contractor gets 2-week deadline to finish Cane Grove road

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has given the contractor executing works on the Cane Grove Access Road, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), a two-week extension to wrap up the ongoing project.

He would have inspected the works after complaints of residents surfaced. According to the Public Works Ministry, the works which should have been completed on May 21, was undertaken by Avinash Contracting and Scrap Metal. While the contractor has failed to meet the deadline, residents have also been urged to cooperate so as to enable smooth operations.
The $117 million works include asphaltic concrete of 260 metres of road, and construction of two bridges and a culvert. Additionally, the Ministry will soon be undertaking emergency works on a concrete bridge in the community, which collapsed. Minister Edghill said a contract will soon be awarded.
In August 2021, Minister Edghill accompanied Junior Local Government Minister, Anand Persaud to inspect the access road in Cane Grove, which was found to be in a deplorable state.
This year, the Public Works Ministry has been set to roll out a massive infrastructure agenda for Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six through its Miscellaneous Road Programme.
In Region Four, upgrades were set aside for Herstelling; Jaipaul to Zamo Street, Mahaica; Back Street Hope; First and Second Cross Street Old Iron, Enmore; and Old Enmore Railway Embankment. In Cane Grove, Eddie Ram Street, Donald/Jango Street and Church Street will see major upgrade, along with Pauline Street and Fourth Street in Strathavon.
Residents of Annandale would see rehabilitation works being undertaken on Pump Road, Benkey Alley and First Cross Street. Similar works were to be carried out in First and Sixth Cross Street in Good Hope Phase One.
Training School Road and Cookie Street in Kuru Kururu, along with Martyr’s Ville Seventh Street, Double Road and Second Cross Street in Jango Town in Mon Repos are also set to be rehabilitated.
Residents of Mahaica will not be left behind, as roads in De Hoop Line Top Street, De Hoop Mahaica; Broom Hall; Middle Walk Street, Mahaicony; District One, West of De Hoop Branch Road, Mahaica River; Road Network, Perseverance; Purain Street, Blairmont No 2 Village; Kassim Street, Cotton Tree; Bachelor Street, Rosignol; Paris Street, No 22 Village; Second Street, Section C, Bush Lot; and the road network in Shieldstown were in the cards for repairs.