Dear Editor,
I venture to respectfully enquire if the authorities responsible for the planning of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge have given any serious thought to inviting designs for the construction of a double-decked bridge.
The reason for the double-deck is to make provision for an over-water section of a mass transit Trans-Guyana railroad system link, designed eventually to operate from our eastern border to some point at the western extremity of Guyana.
Such a mass transit facility would contribute to my previously touted ‘Freedom To Move’ concept, which should be adopted by the powers that be, to facilitate the ease of access to land, water and air transportation throughout Guyana. It would also be a boost to development.
Funding possibilities may be investigated when a multi-decked bridge intended to become part of a Trans Pan-American rail and highway system linking our contiguous neighbours is visualised.
Of course, Editor, a new capital for Guyana to the south may be a prime consideration in this regard, considering what the prophets of doom have forecast in relation to the adverse effects of global warming eventually affecting our coastland.
Yours faithfully,
Aubrey Alexander
Deputy Director (rtd)
Civil Aviation
