Sections of old Demerara Harbour Bridge will be used to connect Timehri, Sandhills – Edghill

Sections of the existing Demerara Harbour Bridge will be relocated upriver to create a new link between Timehri, East Bank Demerara, and Sandhills.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, confirmed this on Friday during a media briefing.

“For sure sections of the bridge both retractor and acceptor spans and other parts will be going to the Sand Hills/Timehri crossing. I can assure you of that. There are other areas, lots of discussions, that I will not want to announce now,” Edghill stated.

The relocation comes as Guyana prepares to commission the new Demerara River Crossing, a modern, four-lane high-span bridge on Sunday. This new structure is expected to significantly ease traffic congestion along the East Bank corridor and West Bank Demerara.

Earlier this year, in April, Edghill had indicated that sections of the current bridge may also be repurposed to span the Berbice River at Kwakwani, Region 10.

Once the new crossing is operational, the old Demerara Harbour Bridge will be permanently retracted and will no longer serve as a main thoroughfare