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More by-pass roads on Govt’s agenda for Regions 3, 4 next year – Croal
(Kaieteur News) – Commute in the coming years will be smoother with the massive investment in infrastructure development by the government of Guyana (GoG).
Minister of Housing, Collin Croal over the weekend highlighted plans to continue the ongoing connectivity of regions and communities through the construction of additional highways, particularly in Regions Three and Four.
In a live address, the minister explained that the Craig to Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara bypass road is taking shape, with another 50 kilometeres likely to commence shortly, that will connect Land of Canaan to Soesdyke.
Minister of Housing, Collin Croal
Over in Region Three, Croal revealed that in two weeks’ time, bids will be invited for a road that connects Leonora and Canal Number One which will allow for shorter commute, around eight minutes, once completed.
“The highways will be part of our economic growth…thousands of roads to be upgraded whether on the coastland, the urban and the hinterland. One can look forward to continued investment over this period,” the minister said.
To this end, he noted that works have also commenced on the Schoonord to Parika road project, with the construction of bridges currently ongoing by the Ministry of Public Works. Bids for the road construction have already been invited and will be evaluated for the project to commence in 2026.
Additionally, Croal said the Schoonord to Wales, West Bank Demerara road alignment is ongoing which will then continue to connect from Wales to Sand Hills. The minister pointed out that Wales will be a major economic hub with the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project ongoing and other investment for the energy sector.
Also in Region Three, the minister pointed to the Parika to Goshen Road project which will connect to other regions. According to him, “The Parika to Goshen Road will therefore complete, if you are travelling from Lethem onwards, you are travelling through Region 10, you can even come through Bartica and connect to Region Three or you can come the other way, so the opening up of highways, one can certainly look forward to this continuation.”
He added that the investment in new roads will assist in opening up more housing lands for distribution.
This year the Ministry of Housing received one of the largest chunks of the $1.382 trillion budget. The National Assembly approved the sum of $112.6 billion to fund the ministry and later approved another $12 billion in supplementary funding to support its expanded work programme.
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