Days after a major accident closed it, the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) reopened to traffic at 9 last night but will only be able to accommodate vehicles carrying up to 12 tonnes.
“….We will open for vehicular traffic at 9pm tonight (last night) and we will be able to carry up to 12 tonnes. So sand trucks and other cargo bearing trucks with 18 tonnes that was normally allowed, we are asking you to hold on your weight. Some of the empty trucks will be able to cross once you are no more than 12 tonnes,” Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill told the media during a briefing at the DHB last night.
The bridge had been closed over the past two days after a fuel vessel crashed into it during the wee hours of Saturday causing major damage.
