RESIDENTS of several communities in Region Three will soon benefit from improved roads following the allocation of just over $290 million for upgrades, according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill. Three sections of the New Zeelugt Housing Scheme’s main access road will be upgraded at a cost of $192 million; the Naamless to Bendroff road at Parika will be rehabilitated at a cost of $60.5 million and $38M will be sent on Naamryck Access Road to Landing Facility Road.
Edghill, who disclosed this information on Saturday to the Guyana Chronicle, stated that these roads have been in a deplorable state for some time and have negatively impacted residents who use them on a daily basis. Minister Edghill explained that these rehabilitative works will involve the construction of new asphalted concrete roads as a way to modernise the infrastructure and provide a more accessible commute to and from those communities.
He said that for years, residents have unavoidably traversed these deplorable roads which have outlived their time.
According to the minister, consistent vehicular traffic into and out of the community has destroyed most of the critical links.

He noted that for the first phase of the rehabilitative work, the ministry has strategically selected streets which are “main access roads” due to their high traffic nature and will in the future move to repair the interconnecting roads to provide residents with better commute in and out of the communities.
Minister Edghill noted that the government’s vision is to ensure continued advancement and this was the basis for the selection of these roads for rehabilitation.
Further, he said the impending work will significantly improve the standard of living of residents who reside in the targeted communities.
“One of the most notable benefits of these and any road upgrades are that it will reduce travel time. Persons can expect to get to and from their destinations more safely and with less hassle,” Minister Edghill stated.