โ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
Plans to reduce the traffic congestion along the East Bank of Demerara are moving ahead with the signing of $2.3 billion in contracts for the Eccles, East Bank Demerara to Mandela, Georgetown Highway.
The contracts were signed on April 1, 2021, during a simple ceremony held in the Boardroom of the Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA).ย Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin D Croal stated that the project is expected to benefit more than 18,000 households in schemes under the Ministry and CH&PA. Referencing a record-breaking $13.9 billion in contracts recently signed by the Ministry, he said that this is further evidence of the governmentโs commitment to transforming the lives of Guyanese.
Meanwhile Hon. Susan Rodrigues Minister within The Ministry of Housing & Water said that she is pleased to see the rolling out of the project which will not only enhance the countryโs transportation landscape but also provide employment opportunities. Chief Executive Officer of CH&PA, Mr. Sherwyn Greaves in his charge, urged the contractors to put their best foot forward to execute the project in a timely manner.
The four-lane highway was conceptualized by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and is designed in accordance with international standards i.e. AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, FDOT Rigid Pavement Design Manual, and AASHTO โ Geometric Design of Highways and Streets.
Scope of works includes: land clearing and drain cleaning; construction of 5.5km of earthen drains and 200 meters of reinforced concrete drains; construction of reinforced concrete box culverts; 2.8km of four-lane rigid pavement carriageway (with two parking lanes; installation of solar street lights; and 12 reinforced heavy-duty composite bridges.
The contract signing was facilitated by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Water, Mr. Andre Ally and CH&PA Director of Projects, Mr. Omar Narine. The contractors awarded are as follows:
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ญ: ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ($๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ,๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ด,๐ณ๐ญ๐ด)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ: (๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ) ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ, ๐ &๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ ($๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ,๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ,๐ด๐ญ๐ด)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ: ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ($๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฌ,๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ,๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฑ)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ: (๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ) ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ + ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ($๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ,๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฏ,๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฌ)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ($๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฏ,๐ด๐ฏ๐ด)
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฐ. ($๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฎ,๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ,๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฒ)
Photos: Sydel Thomas, CH&PA PR Dept.