A section of the LBI Estate road under construction. Photo: Department of Public Information, Guyana.
An approximately 800-metre stretch of the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Estate Road is being widened from two lanes to four, with the contractor reporting that work is about 80% complete. The project is intended to give a growing housing area a broader access route while upgrading power and water infrastructure along the same corridor.
The Department of Public Information’s 23 September report identifies the works as Lot 32 of the LBI Estate Road Project, valued at about G$1.3 billion. R&B Investment Incorporated began work in February 2026. Its public relations officer, Leona McIntyre, said the company is aiming to finish by the end of October despite weather-related difficulties. The 80% figure is the contractor’s progress assessment; the public account does not include an independent completion certificate.
A road built around residential growth
The section runs from the railway embankment towards the Guyana Sugar Corporation estate. When finished, it is expected to serve the LBI Young Professionals housing scheme, which DPI says has been expanded to accommodate about 1,000 residents. The route is also intended to improve access to LBI, Chateau Margot and Success.
That gives the project a practical role beyond adding lanes. New homes create more daily trips, construction deliveries and demand for basic services. A wider route may help accommodate that growth, but the extent of any improvement in travel time or congestion cannot be measured from the progress report alone. Those outcomes will become clearer only after the road is completed and in use.
Paving was scheduled to begin in the week following DPI’s report, making it one of the remaining stages to monitor. A target date is not the same as an opening date, and traffic arrangements may continue to change while work proceeds.
Utilities are part of the corridor works
The road project also includes supporting infrastructure. DPI reports that Guyana Power and Light poles are being replaced with concrete poles, while Guyana Water Incorporated is upgrading pressure pipes from six to eight inches. These works help explain why a road project in a fast-growing neighbourhood cannot be assessed only by the finished asphalt surface.
For residents and businesses, the near-term question is whether paving, utility work and access points can all be completed to the stated schedule. The contractor’s reported progress suggests the project is advanced, but its delivery and performance remain to be verified once the corridor opens. Until then, October should be read as the current target, not a confirmed completion date.
