Georgetown, GINA, February 25, 2004

In an effort to ease the traffic congestion at the Parika ferry stelling and to prepare Parika for development into a township, a new vendors’ mall is being constructed.
At present works are ongoing on developing the site and building the sanitary bloc, as well as the Constabulary Office.
The market, which is being constructed at a cost of $57M funded by Government through Social Impact Amelioration Programme (SIMAP), will house 635 vendors.
Consultant attached to Innis Construction Engineering Services Denroy Livan overseers the project on behalf of SIMAP to ensure that the work is done satisfactorily.
Work commenced five months ago and the site was expected to be ready by the end of March. However bad weather conditions delayed the project. The Consultant explained that the structure will not take the form of a market, but rather an open area in which stalls would be constructed.
The completion of the project is expected to see the elimination of traffic congestion at the Parika stelling.
At present, vendors use the street on Thursdays and Sundays to sell their commodities.
The mall is being constructed approximately quarter of a mile from the stelling.
The contract was awarded to Courtney Benn Contracting Services.