PPP/C to construct new roads & bridges, improve community & hinterland infrastructure

In the next five years, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has committed to continue the rollout of its aggressive agenda for the transformation of the country’s transport infrastructure, with the dual aims of unlocking economic potential and improving quality of life.

These plans include the completion of major roads and bridges to connect Guyana with its
neighbours, opening new markets and unlocking trade and economic opportunities, as well as to improve connectivity between communities, and open more productive land.

Selected highlights include:

• Continuing the upgrade of the Linden to Lethem highway, and
  constructing bridges at Kurupukari and Puruni.
• Completing the upgrade of the Linden to Soesdyke highway, and the fourlane highway along EBD to CJIA.
• Completing the highway from Land of Canaan to the Linden to Soesdyke
  highway, Silica City, and the CJIA.
• Constructing a four-lane road from Schoonord to Goshen.
• Expanding the main road in Essequibo to a four-lane highway.
• Completing the four-lane ECD highway from Mahaica to D’Edward.
• Constructing the new four-lane bridge across the Berbice River.
• Completing the road along the East Bank Berbice (EBB) to Mara and upgrading connectivity to De Velde.
• Completing the four-lane highway from Palmyra to Moleson Creek.
• Constructing the road from Moleson Creek to Orealla and Siparuta, and upgrading connectivity to Kwakwani.
• Constructing the new Corentyne River Bridge, to be built in collaboration with our Surinamese counterparts.

The PPP/C said it will also continue to upgrade the hinterland road network in Regions 1, 7, 8, and 9, to improve connectivity across regions, between villages, and within villages, and upgrading farm-to-market roads to all-weather roads in major farming areas to reduce the cost of transit for farming produce.

Additionally, it committed to advancing the upgrade of community roads and streets in established communities, complete with concrete drains, street lights, and security cameras, setting the stage for more modern, comfortable, and hospitable living conditions.

These plans are outlined in the party’s 2025 manifesto which was launched today.