| Residents of New Providence are still attempting to adjust after a bridge collapsed on Monday, cutting them off from vehicular access.Yesterday,Cheap NFL Jerseys, many of the residents continued to park their vehicles at the Lions Club compound located not far from the collapsed bridge. A number of residents whose cars were in the area will not be able to use them for a while.A makeshift foot crossing has been erected on the remains of the structure and workers were in the area yesterday to make it safer until arrangements are made to have a more permanent bridge built.On Monday, a cement truck attached to Ready Mix of Toolsie Persaud Limited, overturned after the bridge linking New Providence, East bank Demerara, to the Mocha Road collapsed.Killed was driver Ramesh Ramrattan, 44, also known as ‘Fenton,’ of 38 Church Street, Friendship, East Bank Demerara.In hospital is Imran Hassan, 26, a porter from Eccles, who was trapped for hours in the trench before being rescued.Reports said that the cement truck was way above the weight limit of five tonnes that the bridge was supposed to support.It is unclear whether any other heavy duty equipment used the bridge which residents say was unsafe. In fact,Adidas Neo Sko Norge, they said that they had actually made approaches to have the bridge repaired.Minister of Transport and Hydraulics,Andre Burakovsky Jersey, Robeson Benn, on Monday appealed to road users to exercise due care and attention while using the roads and to observe the weight restrictions for roads and bridges, especially in communities.According to the government,Steelers Color Rush Jersey Cheap, the bridge had a weight limit of five tonnes while the combined weight of the truck and cargo exceeded 20 tonnes.The Minister noted that roads and bridges in several communities were not constructed to take the load of some of the vehicles that traverse them. This, he said, was causing undue stress to the infrastructure, leading to rapid deterioration.With reference to the New Providence bridge,A.Q. Shipley Jersey, Minister Benn said that the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), (which has responsibility for the structure) and representatives of the community had written his Ministry earlier this year seeking assistance to have it repaired.However,Steelers Color Rush Jersey, the bridge was not listed on the government works programme for this year and attempts were being made to find the money elsewhere. The NDC, the Minister said, had erected a sign on the bridge indicating the weight limit.The government will be engaging the Ministries of Local Government and Housing and Water to ensure that signs are erected on roads and bridges in communities to prevent similar incidents in the future.The Minister urged contractors and organisations to check with NDCs or the Ministries before taking heavy vehicles and equipment into areas to ensure that the infrastructure could accommodate its weight.The bridge which collapsed on Monday was constructed in the 1960s by the then Guyana Housing Development Committee which was responsible for developing the area. |
