| Country: | GUY |
| Soesdyke-Linden Highway | |
| Length Mi: | 45 |
The Soesdyke-Linden Highway is a 45adj=midNaNadj=mid 2-lane highway that runs between Soesdyke and Linden in Guyana.[1] [2] The East Bank Public Road connects Soesdyke with Georgetown.
The Soesdyke-Linden highway was constructed between 1966 and 1968 by B.B. Mc. Cormick & Sons. It cost approximately US$17 million to build. The highway was officially opened in 1969. The Soesdyke-Linden Highway was constructed as one phase of a highway connecting Georgetown with Lethem. A feasibility study for such a highway was done by a US consulting firm, Metcalf and Eddy, in 1961.
The highway was rehabilitated in 1997–1999 with funding from the Caribbean Development Bank.[3] [4] The repair works were carried out by a Trinidadian company called Seereeram Brothers Ltd at a cost of US$6,575,000. The repair works included: overlaying the stretch between Soesdyke and Kuru Kururu with Asphalt concrete and sealing the rest of the road with a thin coat of asphalt and fine aggregate. The super structures of the bridges, which were of greenheart, were reconstructed with Reinforced concrete to a higher standard of live load.
The highway greatly improved development of the town of Linden, which was previously accessed by boat via the Demerara River.[5]
Accidents are common, the highway is unlit and lacks regular maintenance.