The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will soon purchase four portable bridges for emergency situations.
According to UNRA Six billion shillings has been set aside to purchase the four metallic portable bridges within the next nine months.
They are metallic, 40-meter-long portable bridges that are adjustable and relocated to areas with emergencies.
Eng. Lawrence Pario, Head of Structures and Bridges at UNRA says that the heavy rains witnessed in May and June 2020, destroyed roads and bridges, thereby presenting a problem of impassable roads and broken bridges.
This required emergency response which was not readily available, apart from construction of roads and bridges which takes some time.
This has forced UNRA to order for the purchase of four portable bridges to be stationed at the emergency center in Mpigi ready for deployment.
Eng. Lawrence on bridges;….
Several areas in Uganda have been hard hit by heavy rains that pounded Kaboong, Amuru, Kasese, Nwoya, Buduuda and Buliisa among others.
Abdul Karim Byantalo, a cargo driver who transports cargo to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and South Sudan says it is a welcome idea to buy portable bridges by the government of Uganda. Ends.
