Work on East Bank four-lane expected to speed up

The pace of the construction of the East Bank Demerara four-lane road is expected to improve since the Work Services Group (WSG) of the Ministry of Public Works, with support from the power and telephone companies has been addressing the challenge of utilities relocation hindering the project’s progress.

A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that the delays in the multi-million dollar project stemmed from the need for the removal and relocation of public utilities, such as utility poles for power lines and telephone lines, water pipelines and a gas line from within the road project area.

According to General Manager of the WSG, Geoffrey Vaughn, the group is in the