The PPP/C Government has invested $865m to construct concrete roads on the Essequibo River island of Leguan.
Deodat Indar, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works yesterday visited Leguan to engage residents and contractors on the 28 projects that will lead to 8.1 km of roadworks.
While cautioning the contractors to minimize inconveniences residents may face on the various projects, Indar maintained that roadworks must be done according to the Government’s specifications.
Warning against delinquency on the projects, the Minister added, “I’m not dealing with contractors who when the contract is in their hands, they bid for it, but when it is time to execute, it is hard.”
The contractors were also encouraged to employ residents from the island in a bid to boost Leguan’s economy.
The Ministry of Public Works is executing the projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Water, and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.
