New Craig to Land of Canaan Highway to enhance connectivity, ease commute

Construction is underway on the new four-lane Craig (Buzz Bee Dam) to Land of Canaan Highway.

The road is expected to further ease traffic congestion along the East Bank Demerara corridor and improve connectivity between the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara.

On Saturday, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Dr. Martin Pertab visited the Craig intersection, where the new road will be linked. Senior engineers of CH&PA’s Projects Department and a surveyor were also on the ground.

Last year, contracts to the tune of $52.5 billion were awarded for this new road project.

The new highway will connect to the recently commissioned Great Diamond to Craig Highway, which is also connected to the Heroes Highway. The distance from Great Diamond to Craig is approximately 4.2 km, while the new section extending to Land of Canaan will cover about 11.3 km.

Currently, the Ogle to Eccles four-lane highway is connected to the Heroes Highway, future plans also include linking the new Craig to Land of Canaan highway to the Ogle Highway, as well as, an expansion to create a faster route to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Timehri.

Simultaneously, works are ongoing on the main East Bank Demerara public road from Good Success to Timehri. However, these works have been causing major traffic congestion along the EBD road with commuters complaining about the inconvenience of being stuck in traffic for hours almost on a daily basis.

But back in July, President Dr Irfaan Ali had apologised for the situation and urged citizens traversing the EBD road to be patient, explaining that this is all necessary towards development and improving the lives of Guyanese.

“Sometime to the end of next year, we will have the connection of Buzz Bee Dam to Land of Caanan completed with a number of connections along Kaneville, Diamond, Grove, going all the way to Land of Caanan,” the Head of State had noted.

Simultaneously, the Government has completed the design of a new road from Land of Caanan to the new Soesdyke – Linden Highway that is being rehabilitated.