$21.5M in contracts inked to improve Walton Hall, Lusignan defences

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and with S&K Construction Services on Wednesday inked two contracts, valued in total at $21.5M, to improve river defences at Walton Hall and Lusignan.

According to a NAREI statement that was released on Thursday, a total of 365 metres of brushwood dam would be constructed along the foreshore of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, in Region Two. The project, costing $11,529,100, involves the construction of two dams, measuring 140m and 225m, for the southern reach exposed to wave energy.