Edghill asks Auditor General to probe East Bank overpass project

The pedestrian overpass above the Diamond Public Road

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has asked Auditor General Deodat Sharma to conduct a forensic audit into the construction of the overhead pedestrian crossings along the East Bank of Demerara which were built under the former APNU+AFC administration.

In a letter to Sharma released yesterday, Edghill cited the need for the forensic audit to be conducted since according to him the Government did not get “value for money” for the installation and operation of the elevators.

Although the elevators were part of the project, he said they are still incomplete after more than two years.