Highway to be built from new Demerara Harbour Bridge to Wales- President

Plans are in the pipeline to build a new highway from the new Demerara Harbour Bridge to Wales on the West Bank of Demerara, according to President Dr Irfaan Ali.

As he addressed an event on Sunday, Dr. Ali said the project is currently in its planning stage.

“This weekend we were plotting the next phase of the new highway that will go from the new bridge and go all the way to Wales and then go all the way Del Conte road opening up tens of thousands of acres of lands for farmers, for housing, connecting Bartica, bringing the road back to Sand Hill taking it to Timehri,” President Ali said while speaking at an event in Wales.

The highway, he said, will add to the existing ones, allowing further connections while making access easier.

Additionally, President Ali said a new port will be constructed at Parika, East Bank Essequibo to “take off modern ferries” and export farmers’ produce.

“So that we can export directly from Parika to support our farmers to the Caribbean and further afield,” Dr Ali said.

Further, he noted that planning is underway for the establishment of a second power plant on the western side of the Demerara River.