Works on 4-lane Wismar/MacKenzie bridge to begin this year – Edghill

A bird’s eye view of the Demerara Harbour Bridge

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Friday announced that developmental works for the four-lane bridge across the Demerara River in Wismar, Linden, Region Ten, are slated to begin this year.

This disclosure was made by the minister at his year-end press conference held at the Ministry of Public Works’ boardroom in Wight’s Lane, Kingston, Georgetown. He also remarked, “Monies have been provided, and the contractor was identified, so we are ready to go.”

Stabroek News understands that the company contracted for the project is China Railway Construction Corporation according to a project engineer at the Ministry of Public Works.