Works on $200M Cane Grove Road project 50% complete
…$38M Bendulla Dam works close to completion
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill, who on Wednesday visited a number of ongoing construction works, has revealed that the $200 million Cane Grove Public Road is halfway completed.
Works on the Cane Grove Main Access Road, on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), are being executed by Colin Talbot Contracting Service. The Minister was shown the ongoing works during his inspection, and subsequently revealed that the works are about 50 per cent completed.
He also inspected ongoing works in Bendulla Dam, also in Cane Grove, which cost $38 million dollars and are being executed by Associated Construction Services. Those works, according to the Minister in a post on social media, are about 75 per cent completed.
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill and team during the inspection of the works
Last month, Edghill and Minister within the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry, Anand Persaud, visited Cane Grove to inspect the main access road for themselves.
Residents and other users have found the road, which had been in a deplorable state for some time now, difficult to navigate. As such, they were promised that remedial works would be conducted prior to scheduled reconstruction works that are set to be done on the road.
File photo: The state of the road prior to construction
The Public Works Minister stated at the time that, owing to the inclement weather and trucks that are traversing the road, it has been severely damaged.
“As a result of the rain and the movement of heavy vehicles, we have sections that have been deteriorated, that the taxis and private cars are finding it difficult to navigate without getting damage,” Edghill had said, further explaining that the next step for the Ministry was getting the work done.
“This road is an important road. It has a rice mill – people have to get their produce out…we got to get the remedy done. That’s the way we’re going to do our work; bringing satisfaction to the people, and that’s what we commit to do – serve the people of Guyana.”
It was noted that the sum of $200 million is allocated to do sectional repairs on the road. This contract was awarded to Colin Talbot Construction. Additionally, three other roads within the village are set to be completed as well.
The Cane Grove Public Road was set to be completed by July 12, but was delayed owing to several factors, including inclement weather. As a result, the Minister called for the immediate completion of the works. (G3)
