$150M asphalt plant opens in Bartica

Machinery at the ACS Bartica asphalt plant (GINA photo)

Associated Construction Services (ACS), a local construction company, on Saturday, in the new town of Bartica, commissioned a $150 million asphalt plant capable of producing 300 tonnes of asphalt on a daily basis.

The plant which is expected to create more road work and maintenance projects and thousands more jobs was commissioned by Minister of Social Cohesion Amna Ally, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson, and ACS owner Peter Lewis, according to a GINA press release. Other regional and municipal representatives included the Region Chairman and the Mayor of Bartica.