A contract for the construction of a new bridge at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, has been awarded recently said Regional Chairman Julius Faerber.
Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle, Faerber said the award was awarded to Yogeshwar Bhola Construction Services.
This newspaper has been informed that work on the bridge started last Monday.

The Uitvlugt Bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic since last December due to its deplorable state and has reportedly caused severe inconvenience since it is the key bypass to the Ocean View Housing Scheme.
Faerber had told the Guyana Chronicle that the regional administration will work with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)) to effect repairs to the said bridge.
Faerber mentioned that, because the administration did not make provisions for the necessary repairs in its budget, it will have to rely on some of its savings to help with the job.
Meanwhile, the other access bridge, though in a deplorable state as well, is accommodating all of the traffic, including heavy-duty vehicles, much to the severe inconvenience of the public.
However, because it is made of wood and due to the volume of traffic, it would have to be repaired regularly with millions of taxpayers’ dollars annually.
Some concerned citizens said a logical solution would be to build a modern, concrete, heavy-duty replacement with a walkway to cater for children and other pedestrians.