The Demerara Harbour Bridge, connect the east and west bank of the Demerara river in Guyana South America. This bridge near the capital Georgetown, is the only reasonable facility to cross the river.
To allow shipping traffic, the bridge is provided with a retractable span. It was this serious undertaken part that urgently needed to be rehabilitated.
Extra attention was required to the continuation of traffic on the bridge during the works to be carried out.
Hycos was contracted by the Ministry of Finance of Guyana, who were financially donated by the European Union for this project.
The local construction company I.E.L. Inc. was subcontracted by Hycos to carry out the constructional works and exchange of parts as supplied from The Netherlands.
Bridge parts such as guiding rollers and car decks were produced locally, while hydraulic power-packs, control systems, cabins, winches and generators were supplied from The Netherlands.
Excellent organisation, co-ordination, and good team work with the local partner resulted in a perfect job finished one month ahead of schedule and at customers satisfaction.