The Housing Ministry is currently working on its ‘master plan’ to alleviate the congestion on the East Bank Demerara by constructing a secondary highway, dubbed the ‘Collector’s Lane’.According to Minister Irfaan Ali,Derek Rivers Womens Jersey, the Collector’s Lane forms part of the Ministry’s Macro Plan, being realized through collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works.A section of the Providence access road, which has since been upgraded to crusher run surface.“This year the Ministry of Housing will commence work on the collector’s lane,” Ali announced.As part of the overall plan,Jordan Zimmermann Tigers Jersey, the Ministry has commenced construction of several ‘feeder roads’ including the new Providence access road, which will lead to the ‘collector’s lane’, and which will link several communities along the corridor.He explained,T. J. Watt Womens Jersey, “The New Providence access road is one of the major feeder links; it will become a major highway finished in asphaltic surface. It will become the major feeder roads that connect the existing East Bank Demerara Highway along the Demerara River with the Highway dam, in the inner part of the East Bank.This road, when completed,Santi Cazorla Arsenal Jersey, will lead to the ‘Collector’s Lane’, which will stretch from the East Bank, connecting Diamond all the way to Eccles then on to LBI, on the East Coast of Demerara.As to the importance of this piece of infrastructure, one of the Housing Ministry’s Engineers, Mr. Omar Narine, noted that owing to the magnitude of the Housing Programme, the road was necessary in providing access to the land to convert to housing.“The road is 1.5km long and 6m wide, this will connect Providence phase 1 and 2 Moderate Income section, the Re-migrant Scheme and give direct access to the Mocha Road. The estimated time of the project completion is four to six months to bring it to asphalt level. We have expended $129M on the first phase and another $300M is projected to be expended in the second phase,” Mr. Narine revealed.When completed,Ernie Banks Cubs Jersey, it is expected that the Providence access road will supersede the Diamond main road in terms of significance and importance.The Minister of Housing, Irfaan Ali, has pointed to the transformation taking place along the East Bank corridor resulting in the creation of more lots,C. J. Beathard Youth Jersey, the improvement of existing infrastructure and the creation of new facilities.Ali reiterated that the housing strategy is integral to growth, economic expansion and poverty reduction in the country.He noted that the transformation sweeping the country, through the housing drive, has been promoting private/public partnership, integrated housing development and social landscaping, which takes into consideration the important elements of the economy.