Lima pump station suffers clay setback

By Pushpa Balgobin On In Guyana News |
The contractor at the Lima, Essequibo Coast pump station, Samaroo’s Investment, has had to put in place a temporary structure to deal with the clay problem.
The contractor at the Lima, Essequibo Coast pump station, Samaroo’s Investment, has had to put in place a temporary structure to deal with the clay problem.

The construction of the $191.5 million pump station at Lima, Essequibo Coast, has suffered setbacks due to the heavy amount of clay in the area.

So far, only two piles have been driven due to the soil conditions, while contractors have 63 piles to place.

The seawall in the area has faced heavy degradation over the years and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth is chalking it up to the nature of the soil. “They faced some difficulties because of the nature of the soil at that depth, it is somewhat fluid and that is causing some difficulties,” Wordsworth said,