SHIPPING ISSUES DELAY DEMERARA RIVER BRIDGE COMPLETION TO MARCH 2025

Shipping issues have delayed the completion of the Demerara River Bridge, with Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill announcing a new target date of March 31, 2025. Currently about 70% complete, the bridge is vital for the hundreds of thousands of Guyanese who rely on this river crossing daily. Despite initial skepticism and recent setbacks, Edghill remains optimistic about the project’s progress and emphasized the government’s commitment to quality and safety.

[@DavidSmith-w9m]

Guyana should keep the temporary Bridge after the Chinese Contractors finished building the new main Bridge, The temporary Bridge may good for tourism, also install gates on both side for Security reasons

[@ByTheLegen]

What kind of tourism would it bring? This new bridge will already have a walkway and bicycle lanes for people to traverse so that temporary structure isn’t needed

[@the6ix72]

@@ByTheLegenand also its not built to last since its temporary

[@shameerdaimally1762]

Mr Edghill when you will finish the Berbice four lanes public road

[@IanBynoe-it6ni]

No way that bridge could be completed by March 2025. I would say 2026 is more realistic. The question is, why is the ppp pushing for a quick completion? Are they going to use this bridge as an election rhetoric? 😢

[@user-RS8]

Shhh. Don’t state facts. It’s election season after all. My fear is they will rush the completion and cut corners and make it unsafe

[@jagnarineedwards5891]

God Almighty Blessing to our Beautiful President DR Airfan and VP DR Bharrat Jagdeo for this Opportunity in Guyana as one people

[@hefazhakh6455]

Men with vision. Leading from the front..

[@trickydicky90]

70% complete. Where is the bridge?

[@ByTheLegen]

Nobody in this country realizes that the foundation building of a bridge is the lengthiest part of the construction due to all of it being underwater! Once those main pillars are done the road paving for the bridge will breeze by so fast.

[@SteveJones-qm5bu]

You blind?

[@trickydicky90]

@@SteveJones-qm5bu No

[@Kaique-g6q]

congratulations to the government of Guyana, to the minister of public services, to the president of Guyana irfaan there mega projects and constructions like this new bridge over the Demerara River will greatly benefit the population who will now have a new, larger bridge that will cross the Demerara River, with safety technology and comfort first world infrastructure and congratulations to the Chinese construction company that has been carrying out great works in Guyana God bless you all 🙏🙌

[@joed9908]

No I give it 2026. I saw a video and I see lots of trouble with the structure sinking on the Marriott side.

[@q4od]

😐

[@Dejointtv]

The Chinese are everywhere in these 3rd nations

[@SafrazShakur]

Them is a lieer is no delay them take the money n put it in them packkite