Office of the Leader of the Opposition 304 Church Street * Queenstown ¢ Georgetown * Republic of Guyana Telephone: (592) 225 3432 / (592] 225 34 63 Freak — Email: oppositionleadenguyanaegmeil.com Hon, Winston Jordan, MP, Minister of Finance 49 Main & Urquhart Streets Georgetown, November 30, 2017 REF: _LOAN CONTRACT NO. 2741/BL-GY ROAD NETWORK UPGRADE AND. EXPANSION PROGRAMME _ICB NO. L0-2741/2017/CW-001 Dear Sir, We write to seek clarification, while expressing grave concern, on the reformulation of the above referenced loan (an International Development Bank [IDB] loan agreement valued at US366M) and the consequent impact it will have on communities, which will not be serviced as a result of this action, According to a state media report (Guyana Chronicle, September 11, 2017 — IDB diverts USS30M 10 Sophia Road network upgrade), US$30M from the USS66M Joan agreement will be expended on the Sophia, Pattensen, Turkeyen, Cummings Lodge and Cummings Park areas, and that the proposed works include providing subsidies for the construction of core homes and home improvement projects. It was also reported that the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) held consultation with residents as part of the IDB requirement We seck to confirm the accuracy of the above mentioned report and confirmation on the details on the reformulation of the loan. In its original design, this loan was intended to: facilitate the upgrade of the Sheriff’ Mandela highway (expansion, traffic safety and other features included); facilitate the upgrade of the Diamond to Timehri Road, continuing from the four-lane highway; facilitate upgrades of the road networks in Canals No. 1 and 2; facilitate the upgrade of the East Bank Berbice highway; and other studies to advance the further upgrade of Guyana’s road networks. These roads form part of our national network and will significantly contribute towards economic development and will also bring greater comfort to thousands of commuters, farmers