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Harbour Bridge facilitating 10,000 vehicles daily
The number of vehicles crossing the 36-year-old Demerara Harbour Bridge is continuing to confound authorities.
In February alone, the aging structure recorded an 8.7 percent increase in traffic.
The aging Demerara Harbour Bridge is consistently hitting the 10,000 westernly daily traffic mark, authorities say.
According to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) monthly report, approximately 262,544 vehicles traversed the bridge in February, compared to 241,606 vehicles for the same period in 2014.
The report also revealed that for six days in February 2015 in excess of 10,000 vehicles traversed the bridge in the westerly direction – a milestone on the bridge.
February 19 recorded the highest volume of traffic with 10,818 vehicles; followed by February 24 with 10,361 vehicles; February 21 – 10,241 vehicles; February 2 – 10,174 vehicles; February 14 – 10,173 vehicles and February 20 – 10,117 vehicles.
Private Motor Cars (P) accounted for 51.55 percent of the total volume of traffic, followed by minibuses at 14.06 percent and hire cars at 13.31 percent.
“The 10,000 plus figure was first recorded on December 21, 2013 when approximately 10,894 vehicles traversed the floating bridge (in the westerly direction).”
Measuring 1,851 meters across, the floating bridge was declared opened on July 2, 1978 and is the main transportation link between the east and west banks of the Demerara River.
With several new housing schemes on the West Bank of Demerara, Government has announced plans to build another crossing across the river.
The Ministry of Public Works is currently studying over 20 proposals and finalising possible locations.
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