as bids open for projects in Regions Four, Five and Six
A NUMBER of road projects totalling some $20 billion will be rolled out, benefitting several villages within Regions Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) officially opened bids for reputable contractors to execute several works in those regions.
Regions Four and Five are set to see an investment of some $11.6 billion, while Region Six will see an investment of almost $9 billion for the development of roads and streets.
In June 2023, the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, had told this publication that his ministry, and the Government of Guyana, continue to work diligently to improve and enhance the lives of all Guyanese.
According to him, in the first half of 2023, his ministry was “miles ahead” of what was promised in the manifesto.
“In the first half of 2023, we have been able to get a lot of work done in the communities across Guyana, by ensuring that we provide these communities with proper roads, streets and bridges. Accelerated works were done on some of the major projects, such as the Ogle/Eccles roads and we were able to get work started on the Sheriff Street to Orange Nassau on the Railway Embankment.
“We were also able to get the project procurement process moving on the Grove to Timehri upgrade, and we have received the approval of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for the Soesdyke-Linden Highway,” he had said.
While the significant infrastructural developments have contributed to the enhancement of the outlook of Guyana, Minister Edghill said that Guyanese should look forward to a lot more development within their communities and the country for the remaining six months.
“Guyanese should expect more investments in our road network. We are getting ready to build 300 roads on the East Coast of Demerara, another 100 on the East Bank of Demerara and in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) we will be doing another 300,” he said, adding: “In Region One, we have an allocation for over a billion dollars’ worth of work, which includes all the community roads in the Matarkai sub-districts of Port Kaituma, Matthews Ridge and Mabaruma. We will be working on several roads in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) as well.”
Along with that, the minister informed this publication that the residents of Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) should also expect significant infrastructure projects, with an allocation of over $1.6 billion.
He also said that more than 40 new roads will be built in the area. According to the minister, the residents of Region seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) should also expect major work on the region’s infrastructure.
“We have an allocation for over a billion dollars to do infrastructural development there in Region Seven, and we will be engaging the residents of Bartica soon,” he said.