TWO proposed locations for a new Demerara Harbour Bridge are currently under consideration.

The locations being explored are from Versailles on the West Bank Demerara to Houston on the East Bank Demerara and Good Hope on the East Bank of Demerara and Patentia on the West Bank of Demerara.
Design and location of a new Demerara Harbour Bridge were proposed during presentation last month at the third Engineering Conference hosted by the Ministry of Public Works held at the international Conference Centre, Liliendaal on the Maintenance and Traffic Management Challenges and a New Demerara Harbour Bridge.
At this conference the proposed new Demerara Harbour Bridge was presented and indicated clearly the options and cost with revenue returns on the project by General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, Mr. Rawlston Adams.
Adams’s presentation outlined that the structural requirements will be  reinforced concrete and with a four-lane vehicular path of 20 metres wide.
It was also proposed that the bridge would have a navigation clearance of 100 metres wide with navigational aids, an air draft of 50 metres, adequate marine collision protection at navigating channels and an estimated length of 2,250 metres.
He explained that this structure would see a proposed option in location where two positions are being considered.
The access roads would see a cost of US$6 M with the bridge structure at a cost of US$225M, and the access road at a total length of three kilometres at a total cost of US$231M.
The bridge is estimated to see an annual revenue using existing traffic only at a pessimistic US$ 57.8M which represents 100% of the  Berbice Bridge toll or an optimistic revenue of US$28.9, a representation of 50% of the Berbice Bridge toll or a most likely situation of US$14.45M a representation of 25% of the Berbice Bridge toll.
Financing for the proposed project is being looked at in two areas: a public/private partnership operation similar to the Berbice Bridge construction or the second option in the China EXIM Bank agreement.