A sum of $10.1 billion has been allocated for roads and bridges this year with $1.8 billion budgeted for upgrading 85 kilometres of existing roadway and the construction of 110 kilometres of new roads from Linden to Amaila Falls.
The Amaila Falls project also includes the building of pontoon crossings across the Essequibo and Kuribrong rivers. Presenting the 2011 Budget to the National Assembly yesterday,