Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, on Saturday, February 18, 2023, spearheaded several site visits along the Kurupukari to Lethem trail region nine.

The Ministry of Public Works is undertaking the historic upgrade of forty-five (45) timber bridges using a composite design (steel and concrete) that complies with International Construction and Transportation Standards as part of the Government’s vision to develop and upgrade the Linden-Lethem Corridor.

These upgrades will be done in two (2) phases, the first being the thirty-two (32) bridges from Kurupukari to Lethem Corridor and the second, which includes thirteen (13) bridges from Mabura to Kurupukuri.

Along the Kurupukari to Lethem trail, Minister Benn inspected the ongoing progress of the bridges.

Officially started on April 11, 2022, the standardized designs were proposed for bridges identified for an upgrade, based on an initial condition assessment of each location.

Hinterland Engineer of the Ministry of Public Works, Mr. Jeffrey Walcott, Deputy Commander of Regional Police Division #9 Mr. Mohamed Ally, Inspector E. Winter, SRKN’gineering Mr. Gregory Williams, Civil Engineers and technical staff from the Ministry of Home Affairs were also on the site visits.