Thirty Five More Public Road declared even as Municipality and Government argue over legality

In an even larger declaration, 35 more roads in the City of Georgetown have been declared public by Orders 38-72 of 2026.The orders made on the 24 March 2026 under the hand of the Minister of Public Works. This is in addition to the 22 declarations from the previous week.

The roads that are subject of the declarations are, Fourth Street (Alberttown), Durban Street, Front Street, Homestretch Avenue, Independence Boulevard, Jackson Street, Longden Street, Lance Gibbs Drive, Main Street, North Road, Norton Street, Orange Walk Street, Parade Street, Princess Street, South Road, Quamina Street, Sussex Street, Water Street, Thomas Street, Waterloo Street, A Field Access Road (Sophia), B Field Access Road (Sophia), C Field Access Road (Sophia), D Field Access Road (Sophia),Arapaima Street, Avenue of the Republic, Barrack Street, Broad Street, Church Street, Carmichael Street, Crown Street, Duke Street, Hunter Street, Delph Street, Third Street (Alberttown).

 Fifty seven new public roads and public parapets now exist in the City of Georgetown, an astonishing amount given the short period of time. As mentioned in our previous article, this matters to billboard advertisers, any person or business seeking to use the parapets, permission to use roads and parapets for events. As the source of permission has now changed.

One has to wonder at the reason for the haste of these public road orders.

Does it have anything to do with the Georgetown Sustainable Vision Project being spearheaded by the Government of Guyana (GOG) and the King’s Foundation. On a 9 March 2026, a release from the foundation indicated that,

“The plan addresses some of the city’s most pressing challenges including drainage and flood resilience, transport and mobility, urban expansion, and the protection of historic buildings.

Working alongside the Office of the President and other key national stakeholders, The King’s Foundation has helped shape a strategy that reimagines Georgetown as a garden city, supporting walkable neighbourhoods and revitalising its historic waterfront.”

It would make practical sense that the GOG would want to secure as many road assets, so that when the time comes for project implementation they are under GOG control.

This takeover may have a silver lining for the Municipality of Georgetown as they may not be responsible for removing encumbrances of streets that are no longer under municipal control. However, this is unchartered legal waters and any such binding determination would have to be made by the Courts.