𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝/𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝/𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬.
Guyana was able to showcase its expertise in the area of roads and highway construction at the recently concluded, 11th International Road Federation (IRF), Regional Caribbean Congress in Nassau, Bahamas.
A team from the Ministry of Housing and Water-Central Housing and Planning Authority’s Project Department participated and presented a case study on the Design and Construction of Rigid Pavement Highway, in Guyana as part of a technical session on Transport Infrastructure for Small lsland Developing States.
The team was led by Director of Projects, Mr. Omar Narine, his Deputy, Intakab Indarjeet, and included other engineers from the Projects Department.
Based on feedback from the conference, and the Guyana delegation, the panel was quite hopeful that more Caribbean nations can adopt this methodology, given the success and benefits Guyana has achieved in terms of value for money, durability, and sustainability.
This Rigid Pavement method was first used during the construction of the Mandela Avenue to Eccles Highway and is being used in the construction of the Meer Zorgen to the Crane four-lane Highway, Region 3.
The 11th International Road Federation, (IRF) Regional Caribbean Congress was held in Nassau, Bahamas from June 13th to 16th 2023.
(Ministry of Housing)
