Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill says the geotechnical examination done on Red Road Providence on Saturday has been completed and modeling works are underway to determine the kind of stabilization that is needed.
Edghill further stated that when the process is completed, contractors will then receive instructions on the way forward. Machines and equipment are on standby.
Edghill had told Stabroek News on Sunday that work on Red Road, Providence, East Bank Demerara had ceased after further movement was encountered during the soil compacting process. A geotechnical investigation was launched and samples were taken on Saturday.
On Thursday afternoon, a stockpile of 30,000 tonnes of aggregate in the parking lot of the National Stadium, created a huge bulge that raised the entrance to Red Road, Providence, some six to eight feet. The aggregate stockpile is maintained and owned by the Ministry of Public Works. The bulge damaged 150 metres of the road. The occurrence was described as unusual since the area had been used several times before to stockpile aggregate, crusher run, and stone.
EC Vieira, AJM Enterprises, XL Engineering, and GuyAmerica Construction Inc. were among the contractors who responded on Thursday evening with machines to reconstruct the damaged road. At the same time, machines began removing the aggregate from the stockpile area so as to distribute the weight. On Friday night, the ministry announced that a pedestrian walkway had been created in the stockpile compound at Red Road for the safe movement of people in that area.
