The Ministry of Public Works yesterday announced the mobilising of a technical team to take urgent action on retractor span problems at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) which have prevented the passing of marine traffic and the passage of heavy vehicles.
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill after a visit to the bridge on Friday informed that there were mechanical defects at two retractor spans and this will prevent the bridge from retracting to accommodate marine traffic.
A release from the Ministry yesterday said that the Minister of Public Works convened a meeting of a high-level team that included, Minister of Home Affairs and former Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn; Jerry Max Goveia of Industrial Fabrications Int; Marcel Gaskin from Marcel Gaskin & Associates Ltd; Ret’d Specialist in Bridges and Designs, Joseph Holder; former Major of the Guyana Defence Force and former Design Engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, Bhageshwar Murli; DHB General Manager, Rawlston Adams and other engineers from DHB.
