The long awaited commissioning of the newly constructed two- lane Magbele Bridge along the Masiaka-Rogbere Junction Highway is expected to be commissioned by President Dr Julius Maada Bio today, in full view of local, political and religious leaders while donor partners and members of the public will also be in attendance to grace the occasion.
It would be recalled that the Mabang Bridge along the Songo-Moyamba Road and Magbele Bridge along the Masiaka-Rogbere Junction Highway are part of the €40.7 million Moyamba-Moyamba Junction Road and Bridges Project funded under the 11th European Development Fund as part of EU’s support to the Key Infrastructure Project in Sierra Leone
According to NAO Director Ambrose James, the newly constructed Magbele Bridge has been under their watch to ensure that contractors and consultants are adhering to agreed specifications in the contract.
He said during the construction of the bridge they were visiting and monitoring construction sites to help the NAO as facilitating authority, SLRA as technical supervisory authority and the contractors to jointly discuss and review progress and where necessary make possible amendments and ensure adherence to timelines.
The CSE Engineer, Abdulai Mbow said the overall project length of the Magbele Bridge with the approach roads is 790m long and the approach roads are 627m long. The bridge structure is 163m long and 10.8m wide to the pedestrian handrail and the carriageway is 7.2m wide.
