Days after announcing the construction of an alternative road link to ease the traffic congestion on the East Bank of Demerara, President Irfaan Ali yesterday morning visited the proposed site for a new road link between East Bank Demerara and Georgetown.
“Because of the immediate need to ease the congestion we are now building this alternative connection and interconnection… We are looking at a four-lane connection from Eccles to Mandela Avenue and hopefully by October, November we can have that ready,” President Ali said at the conclusion of his tour.
The project which falls under the Ministry of Housing and Water is expected to be completed by November and aims to further reduce the traffic congestion during peak hours on the East Bank of Demerara four-lane Highway. During the familiarisation tour, discussions on alignment and placement of possible interconnectors were held.