Linden road closed for 1 week to facilitate major repairs
Owing to major repair works being undertaken on a stretch of road along Casaurina Drive in Linden, by the Public Works Ministry, the connecting Washer Pond Road situated in the vicinity of the Guyana Revenue Authority has been closed to vehicular traffic for one week.
The closure took effect from 13:00h on Tuesday. Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) Chairman Deron Adams, Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Public Works Committee Chairman Eleze Benjamin-Hall and Councillor Hugh Stephens paid a visit to the site on Tuesday to monitor the works being executed and have since made a promise to follow the progress of the project closely.
One of the roads that are being rehabilitated in Linden
Drainage works commenced at the location, which has been in need of significant repairs for a few months; however, road works commenced on Tuesday. As a result of the closure, traffic will be diverted along the nearby Noitgedacht road, which was recently rehabilitated.
Meanwhile, following a visit to the site, the Regional Chairman in an invited comment said he was optimistic that the works would be executed at a high standard.
“The project is being done by the Ministry of Public Works staff, so I believe at the end of it, we will have a good quality standard coming out of this entire project…They’ve upgraded the drainage system….However, I think one of the concerns is that we have to maybe look and see that some materials might be washing down from the Bosai (bauxite company) area into the drains. And so we have to have a team go out and possibly assess it. Maybe have Bosai themselves come on board to see how we can remedy that,” the Regional Chairman explained.
He added that a number of other areas in Linden have also been identified for major rehabilitation.
Regional Chairman Adams pleaded with members of the public to be patient as works continue.
