Kaieteur News – Sections of the Heroes Highway along the East Bank of Demerara are crumbling, owing to the use of substandard materials by the private contractor, Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed has said.

In remarks, Mohamed told his followers, “I’m on the Heroes Highway, the concussion highway, and as you can see, look what is going on here presently. This highway was recently built- tens of billions of dollars and this shouldn’t have happened in such a short period of time and I want you to be the judge. Let’s look at the materials used to build this highway.”

He pointed to the size of British Reinforced Concrete (BRC) used to construct the structure, which measured just about a quarter of his index finger in width. The grid-like mesh is used to increase strength and durability, improving the overall structural integrity of concrete.

Given the substandard material, the opposition leader argued that billions in taxpayers’ dollars will be flushed, as remaining portions of the Highway is likely to follow suit shortly.