{"id":18752,"date":"2024-04-16T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:45:50","slug":"minister-edghill-engages-east-coast-residents-on-four-lane-road-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-edghill-engages-east-coast-residents-on-four-lane-road-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Edghill Engages East Coast Residents on Four-Lane Road Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill recently met with residents of various communities along the East Coast corridor to address concerns related to the ongoing construction of a new four-lane highway along the Railway Embankment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a consultative approach, Minister Edghill engaged with residents in Cummings Lodge, Industry, Better Hope, Beehive, and Blygezight to understand their concerns regarding the construction project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While acknowledging the inconveniences caused by the construction, the minister assured residents that the government is committed to working with them to minimize disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing concerns about dust pollution in Beehive, Minister Edghill outlined a systematic approach, including the deployment of water trucks to sprinkle water at the construction site twice daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, residents of Dutch Four affected by the construction will be compensated for damages to their properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the upgrading of community roads, Minister Edghill explained the government&#8217;s countrywide program to improve community roads, citing over 4,000 projects completed nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 300 roads are being upgraded on the East Coast, prioritizing roads leading to schools, places of worship, community centers, main traffic areas, and densely populated residential areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The East Coast Road Project encompasses the rehabilitation of the existing public road from Belfield to Orange Nassau, spanning 5.3 kilometers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the project includes the construction of bridges, culverts, and drainage networks, along with a bridge across the Hope Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill&#8217;s engagement with East Coast residents demonstrates the government&#8217;s commitment to transparent communication and community involvement in infrastructure development projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis Public Works Minister Juan Edghill recently met with residents of various communities along the East Coast corridor to address concerns related to the ongoing construction of a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18753,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18752\/revisions\/18753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}