Any major rehabilitation of the Georgetown/Vreed-en-Hoop Ferry Stellings will have to await a pre-feasibility study being conducted by the Ministry of Transport with regard to the Demerara River crossing, Minister Robeson Benn says.
“We’re doing a pre-feasibility study with respect to the Demerara River crossing,” Benn said. He added that the first option is a new high level bridge among others but the study would also examine whether the ferry service needs to be upgraded. This pre-feasibility study is expected to be completed within the next two months.
The collapse of a section of the Demerara Harbour Bridge last month, sparking an increase in the number of persons using the speedboat service, highlighted the dire need for the