-on target for March 31 deadline
The new Demerara Harbour Bridge has sound structural integrity that will not be compromised during its 100-year lifetime and can withstand collision impacts from large vessels, the Ministry of Public Works yesterday assured.
Now nearly 70 per cent completed and on target for its March 31 deadline completion date, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, said that safety and structural integrity were key in designing the structure which is being built to accommodate the free passage of large cargo ships, as it is 50 metres high and 300 meters wide, and even in the unlikelihood of an earthquake here, it will still stand.
“Even though we don’t anticipate an earthquake, in the design, the bridge is built to deal with an earthquake situation,” Edghill yesterday informed reporters during an onsite visit of the facility.