Govt designing new ‘Houston 4-lane Highway’; flyover Heroes Highway to be constructed


The Government of Guyana is designing another highway, connecting the Ogle to Eccles Highway with the Heroes Highway and the existing East Bank of Demerara Public Road.
This was revealed by President Dr. Irfaan Ali during the commissioning of the Ogle to Eccles four lane highway on Monday afternoon, where he also ongoing works and future plans to enhance the road networks across the country.
“We will also have very soon the interconnection of the Houston Highway, that is what we call the Houston interconnection that is under design now; that will be another four lane road that will connect this highway (Ogle to Eccles), Heroes Highway, Houston and then goes out back again to the old East Bank highway,” he explained.
The President noted that the new Ogle to Eccles road will also have a new interconnection to the Heroes Highway at Providence to extend to the Demerara River Bridge and a third connection will be a flyover of the Heroes Highway.
“…so it will be seamless, there will be no stopping of traffic on the Heroes Highway or traffic coming all the way to the East Coast,” he said.
Already, the Ministry of Public Works has extended the Aubrey Barker Road which leads into South Ruimveldt from Mandela Avenue and the Conversation Tree road on the East Coast of Demerara.
The Conversation Tree Road, official named Delhi Street, will be “interconnected with the new development in Cummings Lodge that will be interconnected with Eccles, what we call the middle highway to Diamond and then connected to Buzz Bee Dam,” at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), the President said.
“Some [of the projects are] completed and some will be completed long before September,” he added.
Further along the East Bank corridor, the Head of State disclosed that works have started on the road connecting Land of Caanan to Buzz Bee Dam.
“So sometime to the end of next year, we will have the connection of Buzz Bee Dam to Land of Caanan completed with a number of connections along Kaneville, Diamond, Grove, going all the way to Land of Caanan,” he said.
Simultaneously, the Government has completed the design of a new road from Land of Caanan to the new Soesdyke – Linden Highway that is being rehabilitated.
Works are also ongoing to upgrade the Timehri- East Bank corridor and expand the Railway Embankment Line on the East Coast of Demerara from Sheriff Street to Mahaica.
While he apoloigised for the inconvenience caused to commuters, the President highlighted that this is all necessary towards the development of new lands and economic activities, and improving the lives of Guyanese.