Members of the public traversing the East Coast of Demerara area, where aged acrow-panel bridges are located (Better Hope, Vryheid’s Lust, La Bonne Intention (LBI) etc., on the Railway Embankment, are being urged to proceed with caution.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said it has received several complaints of bridges being defective.
It said that a team from the Ministry has been dispatched to investigate these complaints with the intention rectify them as soon as possible.
Further, trucks are not allowed to cross these bridges on the Railway Embankment at this time.
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Public Works, has started replacing these aged aqua-panel bridges with new concrete structures, and since 2020, two to three bridges have been changed per year. Among those replaced were the BV and LBI bridges on the East Coast Demerara highway.
