{"id":22642,"date":"2024-09-09T12:32:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2024-09-09T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:32:07","slug":"region-10-residents-applaud-governments-plan-to-make-new-wismar-mckenzie-bridge-toll-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-10-residents-applaud-governments-plan-to-make-new-wismar-mckenzie-bridge-toll-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Region 10 Residents Applaud Government\u2019s Plan to Make New Wismar\/McKenzie Bridge Toll-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Linden, Region 10, have welcomed the recent announcement by President Irfaan Ali that the new Wismar\/McKenzie Bridge will be toll-free once it becomes operational in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $35 million US dollar project, set to begin construction soon, will deliver a four-lane bridge aimed at improving connectivity between the Wismar and McKenzie areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement has sparked enthusiasm among residents, particularly drivers, who believe that the toll-free plan will significantly benefit commuters and local businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Neblette, a driver operating in the area, expressed his approval, stating that he feels &#8220;very good&#8221; about the decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow driver Kenny Adams added that it &#8220;makes sense&#8221; and called it a &#8220;very good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis Niles, another driver, emphasized that the toll-free bridge would be beneficial for both the daily commuters and the workers involved in the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new bridge, a 220-metre-long precast concrete structure equipped with modern safety features such as lighting, will be constructed by China Railway Construction (Caribbean) under a contract signed earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is expected to enhance efficiency and strengthen trade between Guyana and Brazil, furthering regional development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou Residents of Linden, Region 10, have welcomed the recent announcement by President Irfaan Ali that the new Wismar\/McKenzie Bridge will be toll-free once it becomes operational in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22642","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\/22642","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=22642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22651,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22642\/revisions\/22651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}