An overladen truck on Saturday night destroyed a section of the Pirara Bridge in the Rupununi and emergency repairs of $25m are planned, according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.
The Minister also announced yesterday that government was already mapping out a plan for the replacement of timber bridges with concrete structures throughout the hinterland.
“We have to do emergency works that could cost us about $20 to $25M to give access and that sum has been approved with works to begin swiftly after the truck is removed,” Edghill told Stabroek News.
