Barama/Region Three partnership builds bridges in Essequibo

Region Three residents applaud as a child cuts the ribbon to open the Caria Caria Creek Bridge funded by the Barama Company. Barama Liaison Officer Mitzi Campbell is at left.

Two bridges estimated at $3.5 million were on Friday commissioned at Caria Caria in the Essequibo River.

According to a press release from the Region Three Regional Administra-tion, it built a 12-foot by 6-foot footpath bridge across the Saripapa Creek, at a cost of $2 million, while Barama provided the materials for the construction of the 70-foot by 12-foot bridge across the Caria Caria Creek. Residents built the bridge.