Residents of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice now have easier access to their farmlands, following the construction of a timber bridge by members of the 4 Engineers Battalion of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
The new 16×40 feet structure replaces an older one which had proven inconvenient for the passage of tractors entering the rice, cash crop and cattle rearing areas, a release from the GDF said.
The ranks, led by Staff Sergeant Kwamina Whyte, began working on the project in January 2023, and are currently adding the final touches before officially handing over the bridge for full use by residents.
Staff Officer One- Plans and Supervision, Lieutenant Colonel Kennard Liverpool visited the ranks recently to conduct an assessment of the project’s progress.
Samuel Seelall, a resident of the village who was on hand during that assessment, expressed his satisfaction that a new bridge has been built. Seelall, a plantain farmer, said that the old bridge was unusable, particularly during the rainy season due to its height which caused tractors and other vehicles to slide. “This one has good height and so the tractors will be able to go over better. It will be easier to get to my farm, he said.
This bridge project falls under the Government’s Community-Based Initiative being executed by the Government Project Engineer’s Office, spearheaded by Brigadier (Ret’d) Gary Beaton.
