Surinamese President says Corentyne River bridge will be built within 5 years

A bridge across the Corentyne River, bridging Guyana and Suriname, has been a topic of discussion for years but has not progressed to actual construction. Only recently, Surinamese President Chan Santokhi revealed that financiers are ready to back the bridge, while promising that it will be completed during his term in office

Santokhi was quoted making this assertion by Suriname news agency Starnieuws on Sunday. He was at the time on an official visit with some of his Council of Ministers to Nickerie, a district in Suriname that faces Guyana’s coast, when he spoke about the Corentyne crossing.
The Surinamese President assured residents of Nickerie that the bridge will be built within his term, which is a five-year period. According to Starnieuws, Santokhi also announced that the Surinamese have “firm agreements” with Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali.
“There are financiers ready, but we have to prepare well and go through the file carefully, so that we do not make mistakes with matters that were agreed in the recent past,” Santokhi was quoted by Starnieuws as saying.
According to the Dutch newspaper, Santokhi believes that the construction of the bridge can be done together by the two countries and co-financed by the Private Sector, in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The newspaper also reported some of the benefits Santokhi believes will be derived from the bridge.