{"id":22561,"date":"2024-09-05T18:15:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22561"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:15:17","slug":"linden-residents-applaud-161-million-highway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/linden-residents-applaud-161-million-highway-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden Residents Applaud $161 Million Highway Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Jacquey Bourne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Linden, Region Ten, have shown strong support for the recently signed $161 million agreement to construct the new Linden-Soesdyke Highway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant infrastructure project, finalized on Wednesday, involves a partnership between Guy America Construction Inc. (Guyana) and the Trinidadian firm Namalco Construction Services, with the Government of Guyana overseeing the development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new highway is anticipated to greatly improve travel conditions and create new opportunities for the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgrade is expected to address long-standing issues with the current road surface, which has been described as problematic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The enhanced highway will facilitate smoother transportation, potentially reducing fuel consumption and improving overall travel efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to upgrading the road, the project will include the installation of approximately 2,900 streetlights, reflective road markings, and designated lay-bys for trucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These enhancements are designed to accommodate the increasing volume of traffic and improve road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Linden Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the initiative, recognizing its potential to drive economic growth in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reconstruction is seen as a pivotal step towards modernizing the region\u2019s infrastructure and supporting its development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project\u2019s completion is expected to bring significant benefits to the local community, including improved connectivity and enhanced road safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the development progresses, it is anticipated to foster further economic opportunities and contribute to the region\u2019s overall advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacquey Bourne Residents of Linden, Region Ten, have shown strong support for the recently signed $161 million agreement to construct the new Linden-Soesdyke Highway. This significant infrastructure project, finalized&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22561","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\/22561","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=22561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22581,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22561\/revisions\/22581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}