Work on the Liliendaal Bridge along the Railway Embankment is nearing completion and Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has said that it should be finished before Independence Day.
Minister Patterson told Stabroek News last night via telephone that the contractor was working to meet the new deadline which was set for May 22. This newspaper had reported that the initial completion time frame was slated for July.
He explained that to date approximately 70-75% of work is completed and stressed further that all the piling as well as the cross beams have been completed. It is expected that during the course of this week the contractor would begin to install the pre-fabricated concrete decks.
Twenty-eight concrete piles had planted to support the columns and additional infrastructure. The piles descend to a depth of 120 feet.
