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Govt. to rehabilitate key hinterland roads
Government is to expend $640.9M to rehabilitate several hinterland roads that are in a terrible state of disrepair or deterioration.
Geoffrey Vaughn, Coordinator of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Works
The Bartica-Puruni road
Services Group, in a recent interview with GINA said, “We know for a fact that Bartica is supposed to become a town sometime next year in April, and the Ministry at this present time is looking to do a lot of inputs in terms of making Bartica into a town…we are going to be executing quite a number of roads and drainage works in Bartica.”
These roads are expected to last a minimum of five years.
Allocations from the 2015 budget will result in works on the internal roads in Mahdia, Region Eight being significantly upgraded and rehabilitated. “… we have contracts out for the supply of materials for works to commence. As soon as those works commence in Mahdia, we will see vast improvement in terms of their infrastructure,” Vaughn said.
As efforts continue to significantly improve the country’s road transportation network, the pivotal Linden-Lethem road will also receive attention.
“We know for a fact the Linden-Lethem road is also a link towards our neighbour which is Brazil, which would improve trade between the two countries, and we also have in train the deep water harbour for which studies are being done presently through (the) Inter-American Development Bank,” Vaughn said.
He added that those are some of the projects that link not only the country’s internal network, but also provide a connection to Guyana’s neighbours.
“It’s quite a big investment. However, from the ministry’s point of view, we will be trying to work the project into phases… this is where we are at this stage… working out the modalities in terms of how do we phase the project in or will the project be a private public partnership,” Vaughn added.
The sum of $640.9M was allocated for hinterland roads for 2015 which will be spent to complete and rehabilitate those in Regions One, Seven, Eight, Nine and 10 in areas such as Wanaina, Yarakita, Bartica, Brian Sucre Junction- Mahdia, Lethem, Katoonarib-Aishalton, and Aishalton-Kraudar; and reconstruction of internal roads in Mahdia.
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