-end of year deadline unlikely
A prefabricated terminal is under consideration for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport extension project as the permanent work is unlikely to be completed by May and the end-of-year deadline for the entire US$150m expansion is also in doubt.
Stabroek News was told by sources close to the project, which began in 2013 under the People’s Pro-gressive Party/Civic government that while a decision on the purchasing of the prefabrication terminal has not been made, the Board is tasked with looking at the pros and cons of such a move.
The overall airport expansion is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year but a May 31st 2017 date was set for the refurbished departure terminal to be finished. But delays make the May completion date for this section of the airport unlikely and some board members are now expressing their concern on how the projects works are proceeding and the decisions made in the modifications to the original project details.