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Gov’t to spend $23.7B on roads, $1.9B on bridges - Stabroek News

Government has allocated a total of $25.6 billion for the construction and upgrading of roads and bridges this year.

The article Gov’t to spend $23.7B on roads, $1.9B on bridges appeared first on Stabroek News.

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