Residents of Leonora on the West Coast Demerara (WCD) have expressed surprise at the $3.9 million cost to repair a bridge which leads to the primary school in the area.
The bridge, which was completed yesterday, has replaced an older structure which deteriorated over the past several years. The new structure, which was built by one Parmanan Kushial to whom the contract was awarded by the Region Three administration, was built on the older piles from the previous structure.
The bulk of the cost was expended