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The ‘go-ahead’ for the commencement of works on the expansion of the four-lane East Bank Demerara Public Road is expected to be issued next week. Soon after, the three contractors are expected to kick into high gear. The contracts, totaling US$17,249,965, were awarded last month and have an 18-month duration.Timber piles driven in a Little Diamond canal by the contractor to construct temporary access/bypass through the canefield.One of the three contractors,China Jerseys Online, Gaico Construction in association with General Earth Movers of Trinidad and Tobago,Wholesale Jerseys Online, was awarded lot two of the project, to a tune of US$5,802,640. With permission from the Public Works Ministry, the contractor has commenced driving timber piles to construct its temporary access.This is according to Rabindranauth Chandarpal, Chief Transport Planning Officer of the Public Works Ministry. He explained that the contractor was allowed to begin works since construction will be executed in the adjacent canefield. The contractor is tasked with converting sections of the cane fields into a two-lane road adjoining the existing roadway to create the four-lane thoroughfare.Chandarpal stated that, “The contractor is building a temporary access to fetch materials and equipment into the canefield, and in about a month, will begin construction of a two-lane road in that canefield.”He added that those two lanes after construction will become a bypass and works will commence to improve the existing roadway between Prospect and the ‘high-bridge’ outside the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) facility at Great Diamond.It was revealed that once both sets of works are completed the road will be officially opened as a four-lane highway,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, with the eastern two-lane carriageway taking traffic to the south, and the western ones to the north.The other two contractors,Cheap Jerseys From China Online, Dipcon Engineering Services and BK International, are expected to commence mobilizing their materials for construction shortly.Chandarpal said that Dipcon was awarded lot one of the project. The contractor is expected to construct the road from Providence to Prospect to a tune of US$8,003,265.Meanwhile,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, BK International will be carrying out construction works under lot three, at a cost of US$3,444,Cheap Jerseys Online,060. These works will see the expansion from the ‘high-bridge’ at DDL to Diamond/ Grove.Chandarpal emphasised that there are certain requirements for traffic management under this project. The contractors are expected to submit traffic management plans to the Ministry for approval.They are also required to provide a two-lane bypass anytime works are being executed on a section of the road. In most cases, all the road-widening works will take place before the contractor commences work on the existing two-lane. |
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