Works, including survey and alignment of a four-lane superhighway linking the western bank of Demerara and the eastern bank of the Essequibo are nearing completion, a post from President Dr Irfaan Ali’s official Facebook page said.
The road is expected to span from the Schoonard to Parika.
President Ali, following an inspection of the path for the new road link last September, said the highway will open thousands of acres of land for housing, massive agriculture and agro-related projects, and for tourism and other related activities.
But according to President Ali, the development will not stop with just the construction of the spanking new highway. He said that the new road will also clear a path for the construction of a road from Parika, all the way to Bartica, in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
The potential 56-kilometre road from Parika to Bartica is expected to run along the Del Conte Road on the East Bank of Essequibo to Monkey Jump and then to Bartica.
