The government’s ambitious housing expansion along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway is rapidly advancing, with two major projects targeting different segments of the population.During a visit on Sunday, Minister of Housing, Collin Croal inspected the Yarrowkabra Steadfast Homestead Project, where 200 prefabricated homes are being built as part of President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s $6 billion housing initiative.To date, 24 houses are finished. Construction is taking place in batches of 25, with each unit priced at $6.5 million.“This project targets a particular segment of our population, especially our single women,” Croal said.Minister of Housing, Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry of Housing, Vanessa Benn visited the project sites along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway (Photo: CHPA/ September 21, 2025)The initiative, Croal explained, goes beyond housing to include shade houses for agriculture and solar power systems to promote economic empowerment for women-led households.The first set of homes is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The houses are being constructed by Duravilla Homes.Meanwhile, at Hauraruni, also on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, preparations are underway for the construction of over 400 Young Professional Houses.Land clearing and infrastructural works for the first phase valued at $1.4 billion and executed by four contractors. These works are expected to be completed by the end of this month.Preparations are underway for the construction of over 400 Young Professional Houses at Hauraruni, also on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway (Photo: News Room/ September 21, 2025)Croal emphasised that the Linden/Soesdyke corridor will play a key role in the government’s goal to deliver thousands of house lots between 2025 and 2030.“Identification of land is an important aspect to achieve that objective,” he said, adding that expressions of interest for contractors to build the houses will be advertised this week.“We want to, first of all, maximise those contractors we have locally for the construction of the houses and then bring in others who would be able to keep at our price.“So it’s a lot of work ahead,” Croal said.The ambitious Silica City project is also moving ahead along the highway. This project is being done in three phases.The post Major housing projects taking shape along Soesdyke/Linden Highway appeared first on News Room Guyana.