Airport runway extension started

Minister of Works Robeson Benn on a tour of the runway extension works on Thursday.

The extension of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri runway has “begun in earnest” with the contracting firm – China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) – tackling a trial section in the Timehri North area, according to a press release last evening from the CJIA Corporation.

It said that the project commenced two weeks ago. The commencement has come despite claims by the Ministry of Works that this US$38 million