The East Demerara Water Conservancy-Northern Relief Channel, better known locally as the Hope Canal, is one of Guyana's largest drainage projects.
It serves as a medium to release excess water from the EDWC directly to the Atlantic Ocean via an 8-door sluice,[1] during periods of extended rainfall in order to prevent overtopping of conservancy embankment.
Approximately 660,520 cubic metres of soil was excavated, then used for the construction of the channel embankments and supplemented with geotextile fabric for added strength.
The largest sluice in Guyana, this structure is located at the northern end of the Hope Canal, conveying excess water to the Atlantic Ocean.
This feature, along with the enormous size, discharge capacity, advanced motorized winches and control systems make this structure different from the common sluices.
At the point where the channel passes through the East Coast Public Road, a reinforced concrete bridge was constructed to close the gap.