On May 25, 2022, China Railway Construction and the Guyana Ministry of Public Works signed the construction contract for the new Demerara River Bridge project in Georgetown, marking the official entry of China Railway Construction into the Guyana market. This project is the largest transportation infrastructure project in Guyana. project.

New Demerara River Bridge renderings

"The completion of the project will greatly facilitate the passage of ships on the Demerara River," said Juan Anthony Edgehill, Guyana's Minister of Public Works, when attending the signing ceremony for the new Demerara River Bridge project. The project is located on the Demerara River in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. It is a reinforced concrete bridge across the river, and the main bridge adopts a cable-stayed structure. The new bridge has a total length of about 2,800 meters, two-way 4 lanes + dual non-motorized vehicle lanes, a design speed of 80 km/h, and a service life of 100 years. The main project contents include: bridge main body, toll station, traffic signs, drainage system, anti-collision facilities, bridge lighting, bridge head approach, etc.

The new bridge is located about 600 meters south of the existing Demerara River Bridge, which was completed in 1978 and is a two-way two-lane steel pontoon bridge with a speed limit of 32 km/h. The bridge deck needs to be opened 1 to 2 times a day to allow upstream and downstream boats to pass, and each time takes 1 hour. When the bridge structure of the pontoon bridge is repaired, the traffic needs to be interrupted for more than 5 hours each time, causing serious traffic jams on both sides of the east and west banks. The new bridge is a viaduct, and all ships can pass through the main navigation hole without interrupting bridge traffic. After the completion of the new bridge, it will shorten the traffic time by three-quarters, expand the traffic volume of ships by more than two times, and greatly reduce the daily maintenance cost of the bridge.

"The New Demerara River Bridge will definitely become a landmark project for Sino-Guyana cooperation," Guo Haiyan, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, said in his speech at the signing ceremony that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Guyana, and the "New Demerara River Bridge Project" The signing of the agreement is another important achievement of the friendly cooperation between China and Guyana, which is of great importance to the Guyanese people living on both sides of the Demerara River. After the project is completed, it will effectively promote cross-strait logistics transportation, save the travel cost of local residents, and drive the economic development of surrounding areas. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News

In order to meet the owner's requirements for bridge design specifications, CRCC integrated international and domestic resources, gave full play to the advantages of the entire industry chain, and overcome many difficulties brought about by the new crown epidemic. After more than a year of bidding organization and negotiation, the best The scheme won the bid for the project. This is another major breakthrough made by China Railway Construction International Group in implementing the "overseas priority" strategy and deeply cultivating the Caribbean market. China Railway Construction International Group will take this project as an opportunity to implement the national Belt and Road Initiative, promote Chinese technology and Chinese equipment to go global, and make positive contributions to China-Guyana pragmatic cooperation. Editor / Zhao E