Following letters and reports in the press about road work at Tuschen that failed just months after completion, the Ministry of Public Works has instructed the contractor, Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus Construction and Transportation to remedy the defects.
On November 28, Stabroek News published a letter from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo residents complaining about the work. In a statement yesterday afternoon, the ministry said that it had taken note of an article on November 30, 2021, by Kaieteur News, titled ‘$32 million road works at Tuschen crumbles 8 months after completion.’
“We would like to provide clarity on the matter, a contract was awarded to Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus Construction and Transportation for the sum of $32,147,360, signed on November 25, 2020 and pavement works completed by May 4, 2021.