THE Regional Administration in Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) has reported that developmental projects in its 2009 work programme are nearing completion.

A release said, to date, 93 per cent of capital works and 90 per cent of current works have been done.

Regional Executive Officer (REO), Mr. Shafdar Alli said the scope of the capital programme spawned education, drainage and irrigation, roads and bridges, costing $150.6M.

He said, although much is complete, a few are unfinished because the contracts for them were terminated and had to be subjected to new awards.

Alli said, in the education sector, the Practical Instructional Centre at Buxton, East Coast Demerara and Susannah’s Rust Primary School, along Demerara River, Lusignan and St. Andrew’s Primary Schools, also on East Coast Demerara and Silver Hill Primary School on Soesdyke/Linden Highway were rehabilitated.

He said the Ministry of Education has allocated a further $8M to finish the Buxton job.

The heavy-duty concrete bridge at Pigeon Island, on East Coast Demerara, too, is currently being constructed but the delay with it was due to the late award by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, Alli explained.

He said, from savings, a greenheart bridge was built at Company Path, Buxton and emergency work was undertaken on Golden Grove School bridge.

In the area of health, Alli said Cane Grove and Unity Health Centres were erected and rehabilitation to Dr. C.C. Nicholson Hospital and doctors and medex quarters is ongoing.

He said undertakings on roads included rehabilitating Cummings Street, Buxton; another street in North Vryheid’s Lust, Ogle Old Road and Pay Office Street, Enterprise which is finished while continuing work on Cummings Street, Buxton will soon begin.

Alli said, in addition, the Ministry of Finance Road Maintenance Programme has made available a further $57M to undertake works on several roads within the various Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) throughout the region and they are in progress.

In the realm of agriculture, he said greenheart revetments were constructed at Cane Grove, Enmore and Busby Dam, Craig.

Alli said the excavation of canals at Supply has been executed as well as the rehabilitation of Beterverwagting East Sideline and he anticipates all the outstanding tasks will be completed by next month end.