On Wednesday, Minister of Housing, Collin Croal, and Minister within the Ministry of Housing, Vanessa Benn met with contractors responsible for executing the East Coast Demerara corridor section of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Access Road Project to assess the progress of works.
Joining the engagement was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Mr. Bishram Kuppen; Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Dr. Martin Pertab; Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Company, Mr. Kesh Nandlall; CH&PA Deputy Director of Projects, Mr. Intakab Indarjeet; along with engineers and other technical officials. This follows an earlier engagement between the Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation earlier in the day.
The Ministers reinforced the importance of adhering to the established engineering standards and contractual timelines, given the strategic importance of the project to Guyana’s expanding energy infrastructure. The meeting also provided an opportunity to identify and resolve any issues that contractors may have encountered during the execution of works.
The $5.58 billion project comprises of 12 lots. Each lot covers approximately four kilometres of carriageway, with the completed roadway providing a critical link from South Ruimveldt to the GPL substation at Columbia, Mahaica. The project scope also includes the installation of transmission lines extending from the Lower East Coast to Columbia.
Photos: Sydel Thomas, Central Housing & Planning Authority PR Department.
