A section of the drawbridge at the recently opened Good Hope/Supenaam stelling on the Essequibo Coast collapsed under the weight of a vehicle, triggering traffic congestion in the area late yesterday afternoon.
Reports out of the area are that some time around 5 pm yesterday, the MB Sandaka was being loaded when the hinges connecting the drawbridge to the barge broke off. A heavy duty vehicle was reportedly being loaded onto the barge when the incident occurred.
Transport Minister Robeson Benn told this newspaper last evening that “nothing at the stelling broke off”. He said that because there was
