Synergy behind schedule on Amaila Falls road

Four months after being given the go ahead to start the first phase of the Amaila Falls road project, Synergy Holdings Inc is behind schedule having completed just over 10 per cent of the work to date.

When contacted, Senior Government Engineer Walter Willis told Stabroek News that the project was a bit behind schedule but said it should be taken into consideration that the work only started in October. He said the contractor has eight months to complete the work.

On October 5, the construction notice to proceed was issued to Synergy Holdings Inc, paving the way for it to start Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the project. The US$15.4 million contract awarded to Synergy is for “the upgrading of approximately 85 km of existing roadway, the design and