Roads in Suriname

There are several named highways in the country of Suriname.

Main roads in Suriname
Main roads in Suriname
The Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge over the Suriname River near Paramaribo.
The Coppename Bridge over the Coppename River near Boskamp.

Avobakaweg

The Avobakaweg is a paved 2-lane road connecting Paranam with Afobaka, the location of the Afobaka Dam. The road connects northwards to Paramaribo and the East-West Link.[1] The Avobakaweg has two major branches: One paved branch leads to Brokopondo, and another paved[2] branch leads to Pokigron via Brownsweg.[3] The previous name Afobakaweg was changed in September 2022 to Avobakaweg [4]

Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway
Main article: Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway

On 15 May 2020, the Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway opened, and is the first motorway of Suriname, providing a faster connection between Paramaribo and the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[5][6]

Main article: East-West Link (Suriname)

A major road is the 2-lane East-West Link connecting Albina to Nieuw Nickerie. The road was fully paved on 17 December 2009.[7] There is a Southern East-West Link connecting Paramaribo with Apoera via Bitagron, however it is mainly unpaved.[8]

Statistics
  • total: 4,304 km (2003)[9]
  • paved: 1,119 km (2003)[9]
  • highway: 9.6 km (2020)[10]
  • unpaved: 3,174 km (2003)[9]

NOTE: Driving is on the left.[11] Suriname and its neighbour Guyana are the only two countries on the (in-land) American continent which still drive on the left.

References
  1. "REGIONAAL PLAN BROKOPONDO" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Suriname ontvangt geld van China om financiering project". Indian Feelings (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "District Brokopondo". Suriname.nu. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. lee, edward (2022-09-21). "AFOBAKAWEG HEET NU AVOBAKAWEG EN WEG NAAR POKIGRON GHAAMA AGBAGOWEG". United News. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. "OFFICIELE OPENING HIGHWAY ZANDERIJ-AFOBAKAWEG OP 15 MEI". United News.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. "Ingebruikname Nieuwe Highway straks een feit". De Boodschap.today. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. "Weg South Drain na 29 maanden klaar". De Ware Tijd via Nickerie.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. "De natuurlijke omgeving van de zuidelijke Oost-west verbinding". Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. "CIA Factbook 2003". Central Intelligence Agency". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. "Werkzaamheden nieuwe Highway vorderen". De Boodschap (Official Press Office of the Government of Suriname) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  11. "Links of Rechts?". De West via Delpher (in Dutch). 4 January 1910. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. "Transport". Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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