Road users along the East Coast Demerara corridor have been advised that Emergency works are being conducted on the bridge at Coldingen (Railway Embankment) owing to “issues with its structural capacity to facilitate traffic”.
The police said in a statement that as a result of the works, all traffic proceeding east on the Railway Embankment can exit through Bladen Hall back to the East Coast public road. Traffic proceeding west will utilise the East Coast public road onwards and can merge at Annandale or other villages to access the Embankment if need be.
Motorists proceeding out of the Coldingen area will be advised to proceed to use the East Coast public road for further travels, the statement said. The engineers and Chinese contractors are working to repair the bridge as quickly as possible to prevent a likelihood of further damage.
All road users are asked to support the works ongoing and cooperate with ranks on the ground.
The statement said that Traffic Officer Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh and Commander of Regional Police Division 4’C’ Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston has since posted regional traffic ranks to manage the temporary road closures and manage traffic flow at Coldingen.
