Measures put in place for better management of Supenaam stelling

Robeson Benn

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn says that measures have been put in place to better manage the Supenaam Stelling in wake of the faults discovered after a recent collapse of a section under the weight of a heavy-duty truck.

Since the use of the stelling to facilitate trucks transporting rice to the capital was considered in the building of the stelling, it was believed that the structure should have been able to handle the weight of the truck, which was loaded with several tonnes of rice when the collapse occurred in September.

However, the structure has been beset by complications since it was constructed in 2010, and since then, the