{"id":22596,"date":"2024-09-05T18:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22596"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:26:16","slug":"preparations-begin-for-construction-of-new-mckenzie-wismar-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/preparations-begin-for-construction-of-new-mckenzie-wismar-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations Begin for Construction of New McKenzie\/Wismar Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China Railway Construction (Caribbean) has started preparatory work on the new four-lane McKenzie\/Wismar Bridge, a significant infrastructure project set to benefit both Linden and Region 10, as well as the entire country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge, which will span 250 meters in length and 24 meters in width, will feature modern designs, including sidewalks on both sides, and an asphaltic finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the early stages of development, the company is establishing a concrete and steel plant at the construction site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civil Engineer Pavel Magin reported that they are focused on setting up essential facilities and expect to complete these preparations by the end of September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a detour road will be created to ensure continuous access to the current bridge during construction, minimizing disruptions for the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Liaison Officer for the project, Abbey-Jaye Skeete, noted that the preparatory phase has been smooth with no major setbacks, highlighting the importance of the project for the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around thirty Lindeners have been employed during the initial stage, with the company planning to hire more skilled workers, such as carpenters and welders, as the project progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The McKenzie\/Wismar Bridge is poised to become a vital link, enhancing connectivity and fostering economic growth in the region and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou China Railway Construction (Caribbean) has started preparatory work on the new four-lane McKenzie\/Wismar Bridge, a significant infrastructure project set to benefit both Linden and Region 10, as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22596","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\/22596","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=22596"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22597,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22596\/revisions\/22597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}