Infrastructure works at the Enmore/Foulis Industrial and Commercial Zone on the East Coast of Demerara are moving along, a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) said.
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin D Croal, accompanied by technical staff from the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s Projects Department and Surveys Unit, inspected the development on Thursday.
Croal outlined the zoning plan for the area, specifying sections dedicated to heavy industrial, light industrial, and commercial activities. The anticipated economic activities will generate thousands of employment opportunities, benefiting not only Enmore/Foulis but also other communities along the East Coast of Demerara, a release from the CH&PA said.
“In the first phase, we are currently developing over 660 acres of land on this site now and we’re spending about over $4.58 billion in the first-phase infrastructure,” Croal said.
The ongoing infrastructure works are divided into six lots and involve land clearing, the construction of approximately 18.91 kilometers of first-phase access roads, and reinforced concrete composite bridges.
The release said that the industrial and commercial hub is set to feature three main access roads to accommodate large trucks. Of the six lots, the Minister said that two lots are over 90% completed, while the overall project is about 60% complete. Croal stated that the works have significantly transformed the area, which was once dominated by sugar canes.
