A $328M rehabilitation of the Onverwagt main access road in the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary- Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme commenced last Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday.
A total of 5 kilometres of the dam will be upgraded to an all-weather road, and once completed, will improve access to over 12,000 acres of farmland and further heighten production in the scheme.
The contract was awarded to Romell Jagroop General Construc-tion Services and the project is expected to be completed before the end August, 2021. Back in January of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture hosted a sod turning exercise to signify the commencement of the project.