The reconstructed US$161 million Linden-Soesdyke Highway would include several features aimed at improving road safety along the 72-kilometre thoroughfare which would also cater for massive increase in tonnage, officials said. Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said the first development project being funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in Guyana, would include 2,900 street lights along the entire highway. Mr ...
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OPINION: A relatively dignified December, mainly politically speaking
By GHK Lall By Guyanese standards, it has been a relatively dignified December. In fact, it has been the most placid month of this stormy year. Still, I had to wait for the safety of over two thirds of the month to pass, before I am able to say that a strange quiet took hold, mostly on the political front. ...
Read More »Long-distance minibus routes may be divided – National Road Safety Council
The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) on Sunday suggested that long-distance minibus routes would have to be divided to ease traffic congestion along major roadways and in the capital city, Georgetown. GNRSC Coordinator, Ramona Doergen assured that the cost of transportation would not be increased when all the fares on long-distance routes are added up to commuters’ final destinations ...
Read More »Manari bypass aims to reduce accidents in Region 9
An GYD$80 million Manari bypass in Region 9 (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) is expected to reduce the number of road accidents around a dangerously sharp turn, officials said. The bypass was constructed by JR Ranch Incorporated in collaboration with the ministries of Public Infrastructure and Natural Resources. “With this new bypass, it is hoped lives will be saved” Natural Resources Minister ...
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