Work to widen Belfield to Mahaica road underway

A section of the road being cleared for the widening

Work to widen the public road from Belfield to Mahaica commenced over the weekend under phase two of the East Coast Demerara Road (ECD) improvement project.

Under the project which is being executed by China Railway First Group, works will also commence for the transformation of the double-lane ECD railway embankment into a four-lane thoroughfare. Within a week, works are expected to commence from Sheriff Street to Orange Nassau to facilitate the transformation.