The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corpora-tion (DHBC) says it rehabilitated 56 pontoons last year on the floating structure and said there were over 8.3m vehicle crossings.
In a Ministry of Public Works release on Friday, the DHBC listed critical maintenance works as follows: 1) installation of the new retractor span # 9; 2) replacement of 9 transom beams; 3) rehabilitation and installation of 95 buoys; 4) rehabilitation of 56 pontoons; 5) replacement of 77 end posts; 6) replacement and installation of 239 lengths of wire ropes connected to the buoys; 7) replacement of 175 lengths of anchor chains; and 8) replacement and installation of 204 anchor blocks as off February 2023, a project which commenced in 2022.
It was also stated that the DHB technical team successfully rehabilitated three Bridges along the East Coast Railway Embankment and the Parika Ferry Stelling Ramp. Technical assistance was also provided to the Berbice River Bridge due to a tug and barge accident.
