PETER’S HALL – Over 10,000 vehicles traversed the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) on December 21, 2013 – shattering the one day record on the 35 year-old bridge.
According to General Manager Rawlston Adams the actual volume tallied at the end of the day was 10,894. Meanwhile, December 24, 2013 registered the second highest total - 10,101 with December 26 recorded the lowest figure - 6,195.
The total number of vehicles recorded for December 2013 was 273,418compared to 269,497 for December 2012.
Overall, 3,098,038vehicles trekked over the bridge compared to 2,925,814in 2012. This, Mr. Adams, disclosed his monthly report last week represented a 5.89 percent increase.
Motor Car (P) accounted for 49.89 percent of the total volume of traffic, followed by Motor Car (H) at 15.69 percent then Mini-Bus at 13.44 percent.
