Parking lot, auto zone facility completed at Grove

The Government is advancing efforts to establish dedicated truck parking and automotive service zones in Region Four, with the first facility at Grove, East Bank Demerara, now completed.

The Grove Truck Parking and Auto Zone, which spans approximately 14.1 acres, was developed at a cost of approximately $500 million and will primarily serve the East Bank Demerara corridor, providing designated spaces for truck parking, vehicle repairs and other automotive-related services.

With the physical works at Grove completed, the Government will now finalise the modalities and parameters governing the operation of the facility. This next phase will pave the way for automotive businesses and operators to access the site and commence operations.

On Friday, Minister of Housing Collin Croal inspected the newly completed facility ahead of its operationalisation.

: Grove Truck Parking and Auto Zone Completed; Enmore Facility 50% CompleteAccording to Croal, the facility will not only help alleviate concerns within residential communities but also create new economic opportunities for persons seeking appropriate spaces to conduct automotive-related businesses.

The minister further explained that this initiative is in keeping with a commitment by President Dr Irfaan Ali in response to numerous requests from persons operating within the commercial and industrial sectors for appropriate spaces to park, service and repair trucks and other vehicles.

The facilities are also intended to address concerns raised by residents about automotive activities, including vehicle repairs and spray painting, being conducted within residential communities.

“This is the first phase completed for the first such area that we have in Region Four. The other one will be at Enmore on the East Coast, with this one at Grove targeting the East Bank corridor,” Minister Croal said.

Meanwhile, the Housing Minister also visited a second truck parking and auto zone facility under construction at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. Those works are approximately 50 per cent complete.

That second Region Four facility is being developed on approximately 30 acres of land. Infrastructure works there were awarded in six lots and are currently about 50 per cent complete overall, with the most advanced section approximately 80 per cent completed.

Minister Croal said works are expected to be completed before the end of November 2026.

The Government is also expected to announce in the coming weeks the modalities under which the Grove and Enmore facilities will be operationalised.

The development of the two facilities forms part of the Government’s broader approach to better organise commercial and automotive activities, reduce their impact on residential communities and provide suitable spaces to support businesses and economic activity.