Chairman of Region 9, Bryan Allicock on Friday reinforced calls to have major works done on the Pirara Bridge in the Rupununi, which he says is currently in a deplorable condition.
Speaking to Stabroek News, Allicock said that the bridge is still standing but it is a risk to all persons who traverse the bridge regularly. “It has been like that for quite some time now and it was strengthened a while ago. All that was done is the running boards were changed and repaired but no major works has been done since then and everything is falling to pieces. All they do is paint over the bridge and put some lights, and most of them already destroyed,” Allicock said.
He emphasised that despite many calls being made to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, no major work has been done on the bridge and most of the residents are scared to cross the bridge.
