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    Citizens of Pleebo District Frustrated Over Delay of US$35k-Bridge

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    By Mark Nyepan, Maryland County Correspondent

    Residents of two major towns – Wartehken and Gbolobo Nimeken – in Pleebo Statutory Soloken District, Maryland County, have expressed frustrations over the delay in construction of a US$35,000 bridge linking the two towns near the Cavalla River belt.

    According to the town chiefs and some aggrieved residents, construction work on the bridge started in 2021, when the statutory superintendent of the District, Aloysius Williams, broke ground for the facility.

    Since then, the Chiefs said, there has been no sign of completing the bridge project. The residents said as it stands, they cannot tell what has delayed the completion of the bridge, despite funds identified to get it done.

    They said although during the groundbreaking, they had argued that the place wasn’t suitable, but local authority pointed out that the decision was adopted in resolution during a county council sitting in December 2019.

    Speaking to journalists recently, Mr. Saturday Dennis, General Town Chief of Wartehken Town, said the delay in completing the bridge has created a serious setback for the population in connecting the towns for smooth movements.

    “The bridge has created a serious setback for school-going kids of both towns, thereby leaving them with no option but to travel long distances to attend school,” he said.

    According to him, residents of Wartehken lamented that they are facing difficulties during rainy season to access health care delivery services, as the only health facility is in Nimeken.

    Chief Dennis expressed serious concern whether the bridge construction will be completed because the Cavalla River sometimes overflows it banks, causing erosion that affects walls of the bridge.

    He noted that residents of Wartehken and Gbolobo Nimeken thought the bridge construction would’ve brought a great relief, but, as it stands now, they wonder whether it will be completed.

    The Chief said they are suffering because their children are not in school, and they cannot go to the clinic for health services during rainy season.

    Also speaking to our Correspondent, Mark Cooper, a youth leader of Gbolobo Nimeken called on the local authority to fast-track the bridge completion.

     He said anything outside of completing the project estimated at US$35, 000 will not be accepted because it is alleged that the county authorities have built a culvert, instead of a proper bridge.

    “The designated area for the bridge construction is not good for a culvert, but only a bridge can go there due to its proximity to the cavalla river,” youth leader noted. Mr.  Cooper is not an engineer.

    For her part, the head of the women blamed local authorities for their current plight, saying that they have not been fair to them.

    According to her, during the construction of the bridge, women of the town informed engineers about situation of the bridge, and materials that they were using, but the engineers told them to remain quiet because they were not engineers and don’t understand engineering works.

    Meanwhile, Maryland County Project Management Committee (PMC) Chairman, Lawrence Kyne, said given the fact that the bridge project has been delayed, the citizens have all right to know what has caused the delay.

    According to him, delay in the project is because of criteria set by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, adding that for a project to be awarded to any contractor, the contractor must be able to pre-finance the project up to about 30% to 60% cash.

    In 2021, the bridge construction project was awarded to the Sammy Group of Company.

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