The Ministry of Housing and Water is exploring routes to construct an access road for the new housing development in Martyrs Ville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
On Thursday, Hon. Collin D Croal, Minister of Housing and Water visited the proposed site, as part of an assessment of the area.
Minister Croal stated that the new road is aimed at providing alternative access to lands for persons who were recently allotted through the Ministryβs housing drive. The new thoroughfare is also geared at reducing and/or preventing traffic congestion and reducing commute time within the Agriculture Road, Mon Repos area, once completed. Infrastructure works are simultaneously being executed in the housing scheme to allow the new landowners to begin construction as soon as possible.
The Minister noted these are a part of efforts to ensure the provision of serviced house lots and communities with the necessary infrastructure to foster sustainable housing and aesthetically pleasing environments.
The Minister was accompanied by the head of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), and an engineer attached to the Central Housing & Planning Authority (CHPA).
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