RESIDENTS of Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica) now have passable asphalted roads, thanks to the Miscellaneous Road Project under the Ministry of Public Works.The Public Works Ministry has been credited with the completion of seven roads as they continue to upgrade and repair miscellaneous roads in Regions 3 and 4 within the last month. All contracts were awarded on December 31, 2014 and work commenced in January and all were completed February month-end.

In Region 3, residents of Factory Road, La Grange now have an asphaltic-concrete road, which was previously a mud dam. The newly- resurfaced road will also benefit farmers who ply the road to transport their produce. This project was executed at a cost of $6.7M.
R&B Investment used asphaltic concrete to upgrade Orinduik Street located in Section C, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) in Region 4. Prior to the upgrade, the double bituminous surface treatment (DBST) thoroughfare was riddled with potholes. The contractor surfaced 427 metres of the road to the tune of $23.9M.
According to the Ministry, the Prince William Street in Plaisance, ECD (southern section) was re-surfaced with asphaltic concrete by Associated Construction for $11.8M. An additional $4.4M is allocated to rehabilitate sections of the southern road.
Other roads upgraded were School Street, Enterprise; Middle Walk Friendship; Enmore Factory Road and Second Street, Happy Acres at an overall cost of $36.8M
The project falls under the Miscellaneous Roads Programme, and allows the Works Services Group (WSG), an agency within the Ministry, to construct and maintain roads in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. (Rebecca Ganesh)