Bridge links Brazil.

The Guyana--Brazil bridge over the Takatu River was set to be commissioned in early September, paving the way for improved trade relations between the two countries, said foreign affairs minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, reports Caribbean Net News (Aug. 26, 2009). The Takatu Bridge opened to traffic on July 31, but its official opening has been awaiting the availability of President Bharrat Jagdeo and his Brazilian counterpart Inacio Lula Da Silva. Apart from the importance of the bridge for trade in goods and services, including rice and sugar with Brazil, it is widely expected that the link would give seaport access to the landlocked state of Roraima.