Juba bridge partial collapse
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Transport to Juba via the Nimule road was strained on Monday, 6 November, when part of the key bridge connecting it to Uganda gave way under a heavily-loaded trailer.
The quarter-century-old bridge over River Nile outside Juba town was overwhelmed by tonnes of cement on a
Ugandan registered Benz trailer.
The officer heading an assessment mission said no deaths
or injuries were recorded as a result. A single lane of the bridge is still
operational.
The Juba-Nimule road is the shortest conduit of merchandise from Uganda on which Juba dwellers largely depend.
The alternative route of
Arua-Kaya-Yei-Juba is massively gullied and heavy rains in past weeks have
worsened the potholes.
The latest update on repairs reports that, as of 8 November, two of the culverts have been repaired, with repairs on the third and last culvert expected to begin tomorrow, 9 November.
Type of document : Update
Country : SD SDN 736 Sudan, Democratic Republic of the
Location : South-Sudan
Publication date 2006-Nov-07
