China Road concrete and asphalt plant exempt from EIA, EPA says

The signing of the contract in February between the Ministry of Public Works and China Road and Bridge Corporation Mobile Cement Concrete Batching and Asphalt Mixing Plant support to coporation’s for the East Bank Road Improvement Works from Good Success to Timehri. (Ministry of Public Works photo)
The signing of the contract in February between the Ministry of Public Works and China Road and Bridge Corporation Mobile Cement Concrete Batching and Asphalt Mixing Plant support to coporation’s for the East Bank Road Improvement Works from Good Success to Timehri. (Ministry of Public Works photo)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has screened the application for an environmental permit for the proposed China Road and Bridge Corporation Mobile Cement Concrete Batching and Asphalt Mixing Plant.

An ad, placed in the Guyana Chronicle, stated that after a thorough review, the EPA has determined that the project will not significantly affect the environment and is therefore exempt from an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The EPA cited several reasons for its decision, including the project’s necessity to support the improvement works of the East Bank Demerara Road. The project is located along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, between Madewini and Kuru Kururu.