Roads in Suriname

There are several named highways in the country of Suriname.

Main roads in Suriname

East-West Link

Southern East-West Link

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Desiré Delano Bouterse Highway

Avobakaweg

Ghaama Agbagoweg

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

## Avobakaweg

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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

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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]

## East-West Link

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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

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* 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 drive on the left.

## Road links with adjacent countries

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* Guyana \- Yes, ferry from Nieuw-Nickerie to Corriverton.[12]
* Brazil \- None.
* French Guiana \- Yes, ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.[12]

## References

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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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Transport". Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2020.