East Coast road-widening project 55 per cent complete

Nigel Erskine (DPI photo)

Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI), Technical Services Manager, Nigel Erskine has announced that the East Coast Demerara (ECD) road widening project is fifty-five percent completed

So far, the contractor, China Railway First Group Limited, has finished the construction of 14.2 kilometres of the reinforced concrete side drain and 473 metres of reinforced revetment. Five of the seven bridges along with the 10 culverts have also been completed.

During an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI)  on Tuesday, Erskine said the contractor is currently working on the four-lane section. He said all utilities within that section have been relocated.