A pre-feasibility study for replacing the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) – which continues to be plagued by mechanical problems as it nears the end of its lifespan — is expected to be ready by year end, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon.
Luncheon said last Thursday that the pre-feasibility study will be ready in another four months that would examine the viability of an underground tunnel, an above ground fixed bridge or another floating bridge.
The growth in traffic between the two sides of the Demerara River, he noted, has taken a toll on the bridge, which opened in 1978 and has been the major artery on the Demerara River. State-owned ferries ceased working on