Gov’t serves notice of intent to acquire lands for new bridge
Notice has been served by the government of its intention to acquire private land to facilitate the new Demerara Harbour Bridge.
According to an advertisement in yesterday’s edition of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has issued an Order entitled the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes (New Demerara River Crossing and Connecting Roads) 2017.
The advertisement has a date of August 23, 2017.
Under the Order, the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys and/or his workmen are authorised to enter upon the described lands for the purposes of surveying or otherwise examining such lands with a view to acquiring the whole or part thereof.
The lands are described as follows:
1) Portions of Plantations Houston and Rome, East Bank Demerara bounded as follows:
on the north by a strip of land running along and within the south half of Plantation Houston; on the east by a strip of land running along and within the 2nd depth of Plantation Houston and Rome; on the south by a strip of land running within the north half of Plantation Rome; and on the west by the Demerara River.
2) Portions of Plantation(s) Versailles, Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara bounded as follows: on the north by a strip of land running within the south half of Plantation Versailles; on the east by the Demerara River; on the south by the northern cadastral boundary of Plantation Goed Fortuin; and on the West by private lands within the 1st depths of Plantation Versailles and Goed Fortuin.
3) A strip of land connecting New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop to the new La Parfaite Harmonie access road, passing through Plantation(s) Schoonord, Murdock’s Land, Malgre Tout, Klien Pouderoyen and Vreeden-Hoop.