Gov’t to start road upgrade for planned Corentyne Bridge

The dam that will be made into a road

Government is preparing to start infrastructural works that are needed ahead of the planned construction of a bridge across the Corentyne to link Guyana and neighbouring Suriname.

The works, estimated to cost around $913M, include the upgrade of a road at a cost of $735M and the construction of bridges and culverts to the tune of $160M. Bids have already been received for some of the works.

The roadway, which spans some 2.8 kilometres from the Molson Creek Primary School to the bridge site, will