‘Old’ Demerara Harbour Bridge could be used to connect Timehri to Sand Hills – Pres. Ali

When the new Demerara River Bridge is officially opened to the public, the government can utilise the old Demerara Harbour Bridge to connect Timehri to Sand Hills.

This was disclosed by President Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday, who noted that engineers are currently examining the feasibility of this venture.

President Ali explained that the connection from Timehri to Sand Hills would open up lots of opportunities.

It would take commuters to Foulmouth which would connect to the Parika-Goshen Road.

“…that would interconnect with this Sand Hills Road that would take us into Bartica, into the interior, so we are now connecting all of the regions,” the President said.

He added that, “the Timehri-Sand Hills Road will open up hundreds of thousands of new acres of land for housing, sand mining, agriculture and large areas for forestry.”

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Public Works had issued an invitation for bids for the road link between Parika and Goshen.

The government had previously touted using the old Demerara Harbour Bridge to bridge the Berbice River at Kwakwani, or bridging the Essequibo islands of Leguan and Wakenaam.