FAU says… 3280 feet of Turkeyen road to be completed by weekend

RESIDENTS of Section Q, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara will soon be enjoying easier access to their community, because the Force Accounts Unit (FAU) of the Ministry of Public Works is in the final stages of the road upgrade in that community.Work commenced on the 3,280-foot-long road on December 12 last, and is expected to be completed by this weekend, barring delays due to inclement weather.

Civil Engineer Lawrence Mentis, who Heads the FAU, said works completed to date include cleaning the drains and culverts, and reconstructing the road surface from white sand/sand clay to finished asphalt concrete. Works to be completed include installing culverts, priming and tacking coat of road, and laying the asphalt concrete.

“This is the only road leading into the housing scheme, so we have to maintain it to a certain level of acceptability for the residents,” Mentis stated.

In 2014, the Ministry expended some Gy$604M to maintain 359 kilometres of road in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, including all declared public roads. Vlissengen Road, Irving Street, Mandela Avenue, Duncan Street, Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, Homestretch Avenue, University of Guyana Road, Irving Street, Water Street, Carifesta Avenue, Sea Wall Road, Railway Embankment, Camp Road, Barrack Street, West Coast Demerara, East Coast Demerara and East Bank Demerara roads were among those rehabilitated. The works done included pothole patching; crack filling; levelling, and apply thin overlay to rutting; minor rehabilitation of local failure, and surface seal block cracking. The Unit continued it’s road safety maintenance exercise in tandem with its road marking and sign installation exercises.

Clearing of existing drains, grading and shaping of road shoulders; and revetment installation were also undertaken as part of its road safety drive.

Mentis said routine maintenance work is aimed at reducing travelling time on the roads while making the roads safer. Road users will benefit from reduced vehicle operating costs and increased driving comfort.
(Raymon Cummings)

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