{"id":25108,"date":"2024-12-13T18:17:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25108"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:17:08","slug":"government-to-invest-in-infrastructure-development-at-stanleytown-west-bank-demerara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-to-invest-in-infrastructure-development-at-stanleytown-west-bank-demerara\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to Invest in Infrastructure Development at Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | November 19 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Government of Guyana<\/strong> is set to invest <strong>three billion dollars<\/strong> in the construction of a <strong>four-lane bridge<\/strong> at <strong>Stanleytown<\/strong>, located on the <strong>West Bank of Demerara<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development is part of a broader effort to improve infrastructure in the area, which will also include the construction of new roads and the rehabilitation of drainage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>project<\/strong> will see the construction of <strong>5 kilometers of road<\/strong> from <strong>La Grange to Patentia<\/strong>, alongside the rehabilitation of <strong>3.5 kilometers of drainage<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work will be carried out by <strong>GAICO Construction and General Services Inc.<\/strong>, a regional contractor based in <strong>Region 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent engagement with residents, <strong>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill<\/strong> emphasized the importance of <strong>traffic control<\/strong> during construction, urging <strong>local government bodies<\/strong> and residents to work together to inform schools, businesses, and communities about the project&#8217;s progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill highlighted the need for cooperation to ensure the success of the project and minimize disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regional Chairman Ishan Ayube<\/strong> also expressed the importance of reducing the impact on local livelihoods during construction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, <strong>GAICO&#8217;s CEO, Komal Singh<\/strong>, assured that the company would take measures to minimize disruption by creating a <strong>single lane<\/strong> for traffic and working during <strong>night hours<\/strong> to reduce congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will not only include the new four-lane bridge but will also address the <strong>collapse<\/strong> of the road at <strong>Sisters<\/strong>, with the necessary rehabilitation works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>temporary bridge<\/strong> has been put in place while the main bridge is under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>entire project<\/strong> is expected to be completed within <strong>18 months<\/strong>, with the <strong>Stanleytown bridge<\/strong> expected to be finished in approximately <strong>six months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | November 19 2024 The Government of Guyana is set to invest three billion dollars in the construction of a four-lane bridge at Stanleytown, located on the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25108","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\/25108","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=25108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25109,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25108\/revisions\/25109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}