South African residents question 2.4 million rand Wylde Bridge works
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay are challenging the quality of work on Wylde Bridge in South Africa and questioning the 2.4 million rand announced by the municipality. Roadway and access improvements were intended in part to protect the historic structure, but over-height trucks continue to use it, reports Daily Maverick.
Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, are questioning the 2.4 million rand spent on renovation work on Wylde Bridge, which links Amsterdamhoek and Swartkops, reports Daily Maverick. Francis Jeffrey and Eileen Leander say the work was haphazard and insufficient to protect the structure.
Built over the Swartkops River and opened in September 1879, Wylde Bridge is one of the oldest in the metropolitan area. It was nicknamed “Smartie Bridge” after a brightly coloured renovation in 2016, according to Daily Maverick.
The municipality has taken steps to divert heavy vehicles and vehicles prohibited from using the bridge, the newspaper reports.
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