Installation of city parking meters to decrease congestion, contractor says

Chairman of National Parking Systems Irfan Cush, who has signed an agreement with the City Council to install parking meters around the city, said he believes their implementation will see Georgetown’s congestion decrease significantly.

Cush, who is also a director of Smart City Solutions, said he shares the same vision as President David Granger and the Mayor and Town Clerk of Georgetown of having a clean and green Guyana and he believes the introduction of the parking meters is one step forward in achieving same.

He explained that the project will be done in phases and the first phase will see some 300 parking meters rolled out starting in September. The 300 meters, which will cost more than US$10 million, will cover a span of 3,000 spaces, with one meter per 10 parking spaces. “They [parking meters] will contribute to the