New Mackenzie–Wismar Bridge: From Granger/Nagamootoo Initiative to US$35M Four-Lane Crossing

The new Mackenzie–Wismar Bridge, scheduled to be commissioned on Sunday, November 15, 2026, represents the culmination of nearly a decade of planning, feasibility studies, engineering and construction. While the four-lane structure is being delivered under President Irfaan Ali’s administration, the project itself was initiated and advanced during the APNU+AFC coalition government of President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.

The historical record shows that the replacement project was already moving through the formal planning and procurement process several years before the PPP/C returned to office in August 2020.

The original bridge: A crossing built for the bauxite industry