$60M bridge to link Lethem, Tabatinga

Sep 07, 2016 News

A new bridge will be built to connect the town of Lethem and the community of Tabatinga, Region Nine, to allow for easier access of goods and services, and movement of people.

Mayor of Lethem, Carlton Beckles

Mayor of Lethem, Carlton Beckles, explained that currently there is one major road that caters for both ingress and egress in Tabatinga.
The new structure will not only bridge the gap between the housing scheme and Lethem, but will also ease traffic congestion. The bridge is expected to be completed by year-end, and will cost $60M.
The Mayor said that it is envisaged that in years to come, the population of Lethem and its surrounding areas will increase, and traffic congestion will become an issue.
“… On forward planning, there should be another entrance, because Lethem is developing and there is a lot of vehicles traversing and there will be years to come that there will be traffic jams… so you will not only have one entrance coming out of Tabatinga, we would have another entrance,” Beckles told the Government Information Agency.
This bridge, he noted, is just one of several projects to prepare for the major developments in the town.
Lethem has two branches of commercial banks – Republic Bank and the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI). It has an upgraded airstrip, and there are regular flights to and from the border town. Persons can also travel to the town, which is close to Brazil, by bus, through the Linden–Lethem road.
Located in Central Rupununi, Tabatinga was established and further developed by the Central Housing and Planning Authority in 2003. The community is home to over 1000 people.
Through Government’s support, Tabatinga has benefitted from major infrastructural development including roads and electricity. Recently, the Guyana Water Inc., (GWI) expanded the water services in the scheme with the refurbishing of elevated storage tanks.
The Regional Democratic Council has also opened tenders for the construction of a new nursery school and teachers’ quarters in the community.

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