Insufficient preparation for drainage around the construction site may have contributed to parts of the bypass near the bridge at Friendship, East Bank Demerara being washed away earlier this week.
Speaking with Stabroek News recently, several residents accused R. Bassoo and Sons Construction of failing to install the drainage relief needed to secure their construction site. These allegations have since been refuted by the company’s Project Manager Heidi Gillette.
High tide and rains, construction workers at the site had said, resulted in the sections of the bypass being washed away on Tuesday. The water has since receded and R. Bassoo and Sons Construction has opened the eastern carriageway of the bridge ahead of schedule, to
