{"id":19178,"date":"2024-04-29T14:05:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19178"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:06:58","slug":"schoonard-to-crane-highway-nearing-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/schoonard-to-crane-highway-nearing-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoonard to Crane Highway Nearing Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janneire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Progress on the Schoonard to Crane Highway, a vital infrastructure project aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in West Demerara, is moving forward smoothly, according to Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an estimated cost of 11.8 billion dollars, this four-lane highway project is expected to be completed by mid-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal provided updates on the project during a recent housing drive in Region Four, stating that the construction is divided into thirteen lots, with only one lot lagging behind schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts are being made to accelerate progress by implementing both night and day work shifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Croal estimated that the overall completion percentage stands close to 70%, taking into account that the roundabout is yet to be finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the highway project, Minister Croal shared insights into housing development in Palmyra, Berbice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The procurement phase is currently underway to engage contractors for the construction of homes tailored for young professionals, similar to those being built in Silica City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the procurement phase is completed, construction of the houses will commence promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, President Irfaan Ali outlined the government&#8217;s ambitious plans to develop Palmyra, envisioning the construction of 700 homes catering to various income groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community is slated for transformation into an urban hub, complete with amenities such as a stadium, hotels, malls, and a massive private gated community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these infrastructure and housing initiatives, the government aims to enhance connectivity, improve living standards, and foster economic development in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire Progress on the Schoonard to Crane Highway, a vital infrastructure project aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in West Demerara, is moving forward smoothly, according to Housing and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19178","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\/19178","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=19178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19180,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19178\/revisions\/19180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}