{"id":20480,"date":"2024-06-13T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20480"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:39:24","slug":"construction-of-new-wismar-mckenzie-bridge-underway-completion-expected-by-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/construction-of-new-wismar-mckenzie-bridge-underway-completion-expected-by-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction of New Wismar\/McKenzie Bridge Underway, Completion Expected by April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction process for the new four-lane Wismar\/McKenzie bridge commenced in April this year and is slated for completion by April 2026, according to Joe Qiu, Project Manager of China Railway Company (CRCC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qiu provided an update on the project&#8217;s progress and plans during a briefing to the Regional Democratic Council on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, valued at $35 million USD, aims to enhance infrastructure in Linden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qiu reported that the geotechnical investigation is now complete and the bridge has entered its design phase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step involves constructing a detour route to facilitate the building of a temporary trestle bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qiu outlined the timeline for the upcoming phases of the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piling works are scheduled to begin in November 2024 and are expected to be completed by April 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will allow for the installation of the bridge&#8217;s substructure, which should be finished by September 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation of precast beams is planned for completion by November 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the superstructure and auxiliary works will follow, leading to the bridge&#8217;s completion in April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China Railway is responsible for constructing the bridge itself, while the Ministry of Public Works will handle the connecting roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To minimize traffic congestion, material storage and fabrication will be conducted on the McKenzie shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, Qiu and Abbey-Jaye Skeete, Public Liaison Officer for the new McKenzie\/Wismar bridge, addressed questions from regional officials, providing additional details on the construction process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge will be built from east to west, with careful planning to ensure minimal disruption to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou The construction process for the new four-lane Wismar\/McKenzie bridge commenced in April this year and is slated for completion by April 2026, according to Joe Qiu, Project&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20480","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\/20480","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=20480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20482,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20480\/revisions\/20482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}