Georgetown: The Ministry of Public Works(MPW) last year allocated and spent $604M to maintain 359 kilometres of roads in several regions.
These include Vlissengen Road, Irving Street, Mandela Avenue, Duncan Street, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, Homestretch Avenue, University of Guyana road, Irving Street, Water Street, Carifesta Avenue, Sea Wall Road, Railway Embankment; Camp Road, Barrack Street, West Coast Demerara, East Coast Demerara and East Bank Demerara roads were some of the roads upgraded.
Details of works that had performed on roads were as follows: minor rehabilitation of local failure; pothole patching; crack fill longitudinal/transverse/edge cracks; levelling and apply thin overlay to rutting; minor rehabilitation of local failure; surface seal block cracking; road safety maintenance (road marking and signs); cleaning or clearing of existing drains; grading and shaping of road shoulders; and revetment installation.
In a statement the ministry said due to the routine maintenance by the Force Account Unit (FAU) on all declared public roads, travelling time on the roads has been reduced; road marking will help to make the roads safer; there will be a reduction of vehicle operation cost; an extension of the service life of the road and increase driving comfort.
Meanwhile, the main thoroughfare for Section Q Turkeyen is currently being upgraded by the FAU is expected to be completed this week, barring inclement weather. Work on the 3,280 feet long road commenced on December 12, 2014 by the FAU.
According to Lawrence Mentis, head of FAU and a Civil Engineer, works completed so far include cleaning the road’s drains, culverts and the reconstruction of its pavement from white sand/sand clay to finish asphalt concrete. Works to be completed include the installation of culverts, priming and tacking coat of road and the laying of asphalt concrete. “This is the only road leading into the housing scheme so we have to maintain it to a certain level of acceptability for the residents,” Mr. Mentis stated.
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