By Stabroek News
says components already pre-tested
The new Demerara Harbour Bridge does not need load testing for vehicular or any other traffic and will be fully open and operational to traffic using all five of the planned lanes, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says.
The Public Works Minister explained that the bridge is being built to a certain specification and is being monitored to ensure that this is done, therefore there will be “no need for a trial period” to test vehicular traffic.
He noted that those persons who have raised concerns about load testing need not worry as the bridge is tested throughout each phase of its construction. “People went to China to test the steel, the materials… to test these components,” Edghill told the Sunday Stabroek as he updated on the progress in works.