$463M to redo East Coast four-lane road works

Some $463M will be spent to carry out works on a section of the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) public road between Better Hope and Montrose, where work was previously undertaken by a defaulting contracting firm.

A similar contract sum was awarded to Falcon Transportation and Engineering Services (FTES) when that entity was tasked with carrying out works to the roadway earlier this year. The company’s contract was terminated for failure to meet the contract deadline as well as substandard work.

Cabinet Secretary Dr roger Luncheon said on Thursday at a