Edghill urges revision of construction methodology, better traffic management to ease ECD congestion

An early Wednesday morning site visit was done by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Madanlall Ramraj on the Railway Embankment at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), to ascertain the exact causes of the growing traffic congestion along the thoroughfare.
The Ministers were joined by Minister within the Ministry of Housing Vanessa Benn.

There, they engaged with representatives of the project contractor, China Railway First Group Limited, and consultant Beston to determine practical solutions to address the traffic congestion.
Also part of the early morning meeting were Assistant Superintendent of Division 4 “C” Traffic Officer Stephen Gobin and other members of the Guyana Police Force.
Emerging from the inspection from the Plaisance Line-Top to the Ogle Roundabout, Minister Edghill firmly suggested a revision of the construction methodology in tandem with the traffic management systems to better accommodate commuters using the corridor, which is a heavy construction zone.
The stakeholders present were urged to present new, immediate plans on how this will be addressed commencing tomorrow.
This comes after it was announced that in an effort to assist in traffic management across Guyana, the private sector and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be working together to ease congestion.
Director of Gaico Inc, Khishan Singh, in a recent episode of Spotlight, said that the private sector has frequently met with the Ministry of Home Affairs to tackle the issue.
The GPF 4C Division Head, Assistant Commissioner Khali Pareshram, had said in another report that the region has grown dramatically in recent years, with ongoing construction projects and Regional Division 4C adding to mounting challenges in keeping roads safe and traffic flowing.
Some people have said that it is now taking them hours to get to Georgetown, something that has never happened before, and have attributed this to the recent construction of roads on the railway embankment.
Works are currently ongoing on the US$192 million East Coast Road expansion project from Sheriff Street, Georgetown, to Orange Nassau, ECD.
Once completed, the project is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion along the busy East Coast corridor, improving travel times and road safety for thousands of commuters.