The Ministry of Public Works today said that $27.6m worth of roadworks at Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara have been completed.
A release from the ministry said that the PPP/C Government had promised residents of Melanie that the main access road would be reconstructed along with the nursery school that was in a deplorable state for many years.
Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar who was accompanied by community businessman James Bond and a representative of contractor Omari Blocks Construction, inspected the new asphaltic concrete road that measures 476m x 5.48m.
The Minister also conducted a walkabout at Melanie-South where he consulted residents who complained about dilapidated roads and drainage in their neighbourhood.