THOUSANDS of residents and commuters of Kwakwani, Region 10, are slated to benefit from critical infrastructural upgrades valued at a sum of $489 million.
These infrastructural works aim to bolster connectivity and accessibility in the mining and logging community.
The announcement was made by Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, during inspection of the Kwakwani barge last Thursday.
“We came and we sat with the NDC and allotted $200 million and we walked with them, found out what are their priorities and we delivered on every one of those roads we committed to. Now in 2024, we are doing another $489 million in road works.”
This will see works being undertaken on the Kwakwani Waterfront Road by Jemcrop Engineering and Imports in rigid pavement concrete to the tune of $225.6 million.
Spanning some 1000 metres in length and 6.1 metres in width, the six-month project commenced on June 14 and is expected to be completed by December 14.
Continuation works are also being executed on the Orealla to Kwakwani road project. Orin’s Supreme Enterprise is executing this massive project to the tune of $181.8 million, spanning 20 kilometres in length and 7.62 metres in width.
The project has a similar timeline of six months and is expected to be completed by December 14.
Additionally, Minister Edghill noted that the road-linking project is in its fourth phase and once completed, will reduce the travel time for persons transporting goods and services, as well as those in forestry who have concessions in these far-flung areas.
Persons blasting quarries at Orealla will also be able to utilise the thoroughfare to transport and sell their aggregates at the market.
Internal thoroughfares and drainage works are also set to be rehabilitated by VG Group Guyana Incorporated. This will see the road between Kwakwani and Hururu being upgraded for easier accessibility for commuters, particularly schoolchildren.
The works are valued at $82.2 million and are being executed in asphalt, spanning 600 metres in length and 6.1 metres in width. The project duration is four months with works set to be completed by October 14.
According to the minister, the magnitude of infrastructural works being done in the sub-region is for the benefit of the people as well as for the economic development of the region. (DPI)
