By Joseph Allen
The Ministry of Housing and Water last evening commissioned the Eccles/Haags Bosch roundabout on the East Bank Demerara.
At a cost of some $60 million, the centrepiece of the roundabout is a representation of the Amazon in Guyana with the insertion of the Jaguar, surrounded by trees, a pond, and several water streams. The contract was awarded to the Build Smart Construction Company.
Meanwhile, a section of the Eccles/Haags Bosch highway was also constructed, and commissioned yesterday, with four lanes of traffic through the community of Eccles, which connects the East Bank traffic to the Mandela/ Eccles Highway that leads into Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
The project, which will run from Mandela Avenue in Georgetown to Silica City on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway is now entering its second phase.