$27.6M roadworks completed at Melanie

The new Melanie Damishana Road (Ministry of Public Works photo)
The new Melanie Damishana Road (Ministry of Public Works photo)

The Ministry of Public Works today said that $27.6m worth of roadworks at Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara have been completed.

A release from the ministry said that the PPP/C Government had promised residents of Melanie that the main access road would be reconstructed along with the nursery school that was in a deplorable state for many years.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar who was accompanied by community businessman James Bond and a representative of contractor Omari Blocks Construction, inspected the new asphaltic concrete road that measures 476m x 5.48m.

The Minister also conducted a walkabout at Melanie-South where he consulted residents who complained about dilapidated roads and drainage in their neighbourhood.