Work is set to restart as soon as tomorrow on the road in Canvas City, Region 10, after being stopped by persons described as politically motivated on Sunday.
Reports indicate that some residents, along with senior officials from the Mayor’s Office allegedly bullied and intimidated the work crew on site in Canvas City, and caused the work to stop because they were not in agreement with the project (road) design.
Earlier today, the Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, met with residents to discuss their concerns. The Minister was accompanied by his Engineering team to answer questions about the said project.
Based on today’s meeting, Minister Edghill says persons are demanding some things that are not included in the contract.
“And those demands that are not included in the project means that the contractor cannot do what he has been instructed to do, and he cannot expend money that is not available in his contract to do.”
The Minister then had his team explain the design of the project, based on the bill of quantities, so that everyone would be aware of the structure being built.
Notably, this information would have already been made public before the start of the project in September.
“I want to make it very clear; I am not going to play politics with the development of Guyana, and I am not going to play politics with the works that are taking place in Linden. Because the complaint has been how government is doing nothing, now government is doing everything that we can do, more than we would have ever done, and if the modus operandi of those who are anti-development is to come out and intimidate contractors and prevent work from taking place, will not be tolerated.”
Minister Edghill says those persons will be held accountable. He says development in Linden will continue, and this project will continue as well.
This Canvas City concrete road which will measure 367 meters in length, with a width of 6.1 meters upon completion, will link Canvas City and Block 22, Wismar.
