{"id":21571,"date":"2024-07-29T17:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21571"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:58:47","slug":"existing-demerara-harbour-bridge-to-be-removed-upon-new-bridge-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/existing-demerara-harbour-bridge-to-be-removed-upon-new-bridge-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Existing Demerara Harbour Bridge to be Removed Upon New Bridge Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Minister within the Public Works Ministry, Deodat Indar, has announced that the existing Demerara Harbour Bridge will be removed following the completion of the new bridge across the Demerara River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Demerara Harbour Bridge, operational for over four decades, has been pivotal in connecting Guyana&#8217;s main economic regions but has now exceeded its lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of Guyana&#8217;s rapid growth and development, the construction of a new four-lane bridge is essential to support the current traffic load and enhance economic activities between several regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Indar assured that the new bridge would alleviate the existing traffic congestion and that additional connector roads are also being constructed to further improve traffic flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new bridge, a fixed 2.65-kilometre, four-lane, high-span, cable-stayed structure, will span the Demerara River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will feature a driving surface width of approximately 23.6 metres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to be completed by December 2024 and is anticipated to significantly boost traffic efficiency and productivity in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions are currently ongoing regarding the fate of the old bridge structure once it is dismantled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new infrastructure aims to provide easier access and support Guyana&#8217;s continued economic advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister within the Public Works Ministry, Deodat Indar, has announced that the existing Demerara Harbour Bridge will be removed following the completion of the new bridge across the Demerara River.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21571","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\/21571","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=21571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21573,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21571\/revisions\/21573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}