J&W Bridge a Couple Weeks from Completion Says M.I.D.H

The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has declared the J&W Subdivision access road impassable due to relentless rainfall over the past few days, which has left the road submerged in floodwaters. Earlier this week, the ministry commenced construction on a bridge along this route. The silver lining is that the bridge approaches are just a couple of weeks away from completion. In the meantime, residents are advised to use a temporarily upgraded alternate entrance while the access road remains flooded. We spoke with Chief Engineer Evondale Moody for more details.

 

Evondale Moody, Chief Engineer, M.I.D.H

“The approaches was what we were working on during the rainy season and so with the events and heavy rainfalls, that have significantly delayed the progress of the contractor in completing those two approaches to the bridges itself. So, we have to be timely in what we are doing. Yes the rain is upon us but that is just mother nature. There is not much we can do. So, we continuously working on that to try and get it completed within the next two to three week.  The only other option is to use the alternate route from the back to come into Belmopan. So, what we have done, the mayor has asked us to assist with material to improve the access road in that area. That road is not well kept and it will create some problems for the alternate route. You may recall we also have a diversion at the J&W bridge that we were using, however with the excessive flooding that is also inundated by flood waters, so that has created some problems. But for the most part that has helped us during construction. We did not prioritize the back route because of the distance and also at night it is very dark. So, we did not prioritize that as an option to send the residents through because of their safety.”