The new Berbice River bridge, where should it be sited?

Dear Editor,
The construction of The new Berbice River bridge will soon commence and the same argument that was set forth by the opposition comes up for discussion, that is, the same uneconomical, partisan comment as to where the siting of the bridge should be.
The PNC’s, what I would call, their dogma, is the siting of the New Berbice River Bridge at Koortbraadt on the East Bank of Berbice and not at the present location at Rosignol. Their primary reason for that siting, is that Afro-Guyanese live there, and it is a stronghold of the party, therefore, a bridge would somehow enhance the economic wellbeing of the community there.
Now, while this is a plausible explanation coming from the opposition, one has to make a careful analysis of that proposal on two fronts (a) In a multiracial society such as ours a party cannot make a major infrastructural decision solely based on race; this is retrograde thinking and should be outlawed right from the very start; real development comes with a holistic idea, anything that limits that concept should be done away with.
Secondly, the economics involved in such a venture would be astronomical, because one would have to construct a road through practically virgin territory on the western site on to the Koorbraadt Crossing. Further, that traffic has to again come all the way through back through the urban centre of New Amsterdam which poses a major problem. Passing through New Amsterdam creates traffic congestion.
The volume of vehicular traffic that comes through the main thoroughfares in New Amsterdam creates a huge bottleneck – something the infrastructural ministry has to take into consideration.
I challenge anyone to do an assessment of the huge traffic build-up that is a daily occurrence in New Amsterdam, this adds more vehicular traffic to an already congested situation.
The siting of the Berbice Bridge at Koortbraadt makes no economic sense and would be a huge mistake by authorities if this alternative is considered. The Koortbraadt siting would be a reflection of poor economic planning and creates a problem rather than solving it.
The point that I am making is the siting of the New Berbice River Bridge should be constructed at a location near to the present structure, similar to the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara Harbour Bridge. Reasons being, most of the vehicular traffic turns left at the Palmyra Junction into the new four-lane highway into The Corentyne, while the remaining traffic turns right to make their way into New Amsterdam and its suburbs.
The proposal is also put forward for two roundabouts one at either end of the new bridge.
The proposal I have put forward would make for well ordered infrastructural development and solve the traffic situation to a great extent in Berbice.

Yours sincerely,
Neil Adams