SPANISH WELLS, ELEUTHERA – The bridge from Spanish Wells to Russell Island has collapsed, cutting off access to the islands and cutting off the community’s access to its main water supply.Progressive Liberal Party Senator Clay Sweeting told Sweeting said the government signed a contract to replace the bridge in July 2019.“The new bridge is in containers on Russell Island waiting to be installed, so right now it’s not too much that can be done.
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The work was supposed to have been started already but COVID-19 derailed those plans.the woman speaking in the video said in a very serious voice "Look at the water supplied to the island by water and sewageWhat? The Edited: 3:10 pm, May 14, 2020 road traffic signals banged-up by large trucks.Letting the Bridge's contract by what colour party's t-shirt?Contents of this site are © Copyright 2020 Ellington. There are a lot of residents on Russell Island that cannot transport themselves to Spanish Wells and vice versa.“Also the water main is attached to the bridge and that also has collapsed. Thankfully no loss of life for Bannister to wear around his neck.Everyone upset at the hardship island is experiencing because of the collasped bridge. Doubt the loaded truck had to be weighed or otherwise estimated before crossing the bridge and equally doubt the load capacity for the bridge was ever posted at both ends of the bridge. Thank goodness the driver to truck and golfcart did not perish in this incident.Agreed.
Progressive Liberal Party Senator Clay Sweeting told Eyewitness News a cement truck and golf cart were on the bridge when it collapsed shortly before 2 p.m.
Old structures have fatigued parts, weakened joints etc. (Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, The Bahamas) Shortly after midday on Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 residents in Spanish Wells reported the collapse of the Roderick Newton Higgs bridge, which connects the community of Spanish Wells on St. George’s Cay to Russell Island in North Eleuthera. Spanish Wells Bridge collapse # This video and these photos show the scene in Spanish Wells today after the bridge to Russell Island collapsed. Elle mesure moins de 3 km de long pour une largeur d'environ 800 m. Elle dépend administrativement du district auquel elle a donné son nom. Bridges carry cetain limited loads and exceeding load unnecessary stress causing failure. Government officials along with constructors on the island are “actively working” to deconstruct the damaged bridge and replace it with a new one. Unfortunately, the bridge that connects Spanish Wells to Russel Island did collapse, and thankfully no one was injured. It … Danger can be avoided or reduced if instead of being overloaded maki g several trips to reduce load, heavy weights can be carried by pontoon avoiding bridge. Spanish Wells est une petite île des Bahamas située dans le nord de l'île d' Eleuthera et à proximité des petites îles de Saint George's Cay et Charles Island. This video and these photos show the scene in Spanish Wells today after the bridge to Russell Island collapsed. ?The new bridge, I am told, is waiting in Florida in sections. We ned to get some heavy equipment in.”I pray that no one is hurt and they get the water and repairs done soon.Praying for all the islands inhabitants at this traumatic time. The stuff you see on those roads and bridges over there ... dunno whether to laugh or cry.Over the past decade we have spent a fortune on CCTV monitoring systems for Nassau that have not been properly maintained or intelligently used. SPANISH WELLS, ELEUTHERA – The bridge from Spanish Wells to Russell Island has collapsed, cutting off access to the islands and cutting off the community’s access to its main water supply. All instances of major damage to public property captured by these systems should be reported to the appropriate authorities so the culprit(s) concerned can be tracked down and held fully accountable. All rights reserved. It is believed a truck and a golf cart were crossing it at the time, but there are no reports of any injuries.Why is the other bridge that Bannister awarded to a local fella to build (last year) not completed as yet??????? The $500 million would all too quickly be spent with at least half of it being frittered away by mismanagement, waste, fraud and corruption.Incidentally, the truck in The Trib's photo may have been carrying a load that greatly exceeded the bridge's capacity load factor. Have Minnis and Turnquest gone totally insane?