The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) is seeking an environmental authorization from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) for the proposed construction of a new bridge at Wismar/Mackenzie.
According to an EPA notice published in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle, the proposed bridge to be constructed will link the communities of Wismar and Mackenzie. The notice said that the project may entail but will not be limited to excavation works, concrete works, steel fabrication and pile driving. It is therefore envisaged that these activities may have some environmental impacts on the surrounding community, the notice said. An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is therefore required.
Members of the public are therefore invited to make written submissions within 28 days of yesterday’s notice setting out questions and matters they would like to have addressed in an EIA. Comments should be addressed to the EPA in Ganges Street, Sophia.
