Motorists should be able to use the new Sussex Street connection to Mandela Avenue by Christmas, Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill has insisted, as he called for faster progress during a site visit on Tuesday.
The link is expected to ease traffic in central Georgetown, allowing drivers heading towards the East Coast of Demerara and Berbice to reach Mandela Avenue while avoiding some of the capital’s busiest streets.
“Guyanese must have access to Sussex Street to move through. I am not playing with this. This has got to be finished so that people must be able to start using it,” Edghill said.
The wider project includes road widening, five concrete bridges, concrete drains, a pedestrian walkway and parking on both sides. The widening follows an increase in traffic along Sussex Street after improvements to Cemetery Road and Independence Boulevard.
Three contractors are undertaking the works. Eagles Eye Construction is responsible for the section between Saffon and St Stephen streets, while JS Engineering Service and Supplies is handling the stretch from St Stephen Street to Cemetery Road. Sherriff Construction is building the connection from Cemetery Road to Mandela Avenue.
