…Public Infrastructure Ministry/GGMC to carry out works

A roadway linking the Corentyne village of Orealla with Moleson Creek, are among several ambitious projects which the authorities plan to undertake in the months ahead.
In addition, several other new roadways, including a road linking Orealla inland with the community of Kwakwani and a road linking the Essequibo River community of Buckhall with the coastal community of Suddie are also carded for construction in the months ahead.
According to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI), the agency along with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will undertake the projects within the Hinterland.
A number of roads in other parts of the Hinterland are expected to undergo rehabilitation between the remainder of 2019 and 2020.The the authorities also plan to construct new infrastructure including bridges, culverts and drains in several identified areas across the Hinterland. At Orealla, a two lane, all-weather road is currently under construction and that roadway will link the community with nearby Siparuta, a link which residents have lauded the authorities for, the Department of Public Information reported recently.

For months users of the Linden/Lethem trail have complained about the state of the roadway although wet-weather conditions have been attributed to the main cause of the state of sections of the roadway. Several sections of the roadway are expected to undergo rehabilitation in the months ahead. According to the MOPI, the roadway linking the Kurupukari Crossing with Mabura as well as the section of the thoroughfare which links Annai with Lethem are set for rehabilitation. Roads within the town of Lethem as well as the roadway linking the Deep South Rupununi with Parabara are also carded for rehabilitation.

In Region Eight, the roadway between the town of Mahdia and Mango Landing on the Essequibo River will be upgraded while the Eagle Mountain Road and the Mahdia Airstrip access road will also be rehabilitated. Between the two regions works will be undertaken on the Karasabai-Kato Road, the ministry said, while the roadway between Sherima on the Essequibo River and Rockstone will also be rehabilitated.

In Region Seven, several bridges and culverts will be built or rehabilitated at Bartica while the Itabali-Puruni road will be rehabilitated. Several roads within the North West District will also undergo rehabilitation between 2019 and 2020. They include the roadway linking the town of Mabaruma with the Barima River community of Morawhanna as well as the roadway between the remote community of Yarakita and Wanaina Hill. Roads at Santa Rosa in Moruca as well as several in the community of Port Kaituma are carded for upgrades. In addition the agencies will carry out signage along the Port Kaituma-Matthew’s Ridge road.
Since assuming office, the government has been focusing on developing the Hinterland by creating easy access for communities, including remote areas. In the 2019 national budget, the government had noted that $2Billion will be invested in the hinterland on the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of a number of roads, dams and trails in 2019.