Government wants to develop a more creative and cost-effective investment model to construct a new fixed bridge across the Demerara River and build a road linking the Ogle and Timehri international airports.
In his Budget 2015 presentation, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said that roads, bridges, culverts and similar infrastructure are indispensable for creating wealth, linking people, and closing the gap between farms and markets and between businesses and the factors of production. More importantly, he said,