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Jun 09, 2009 News
With the modifications and additions to the Berbice River Bridge successfully completed, the retraction period will now be mainly dependent on the number of vessels transiting the retractor span.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI), Omadat Samaroo explained: “If there are six vessels passing through, we expect to close for about an hour and a half at the max, but if there are only one or two vessels, we can now open and close the span and reopen the bridge in less than 45 minutes,” he said.
Consequent to the modifications and additions, the hydraulic system of the retractor span is now fully automatic.
“The modifications mean that there are unlikely to be waiting periods of more than two hours because of defects in the span, as had occurred on some occasions in the past,” Samaroo said.
The Berbice River Bridge was closed from June 1 to June 5, last, to facilitate the upgrading and testing of ramps and the retractor span.
Two vessels from the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) went into operation during the period.
Mr. Samaroo had earlier disclosed, that in January during the testing period for the Bridge, a flaw had been found in the design of the ramps for the retractor span.
This had posed difficulties in lifting the ramps, thus, causing them to have to be operated manually.
The manufacturer had been contacted and the hydraulic system had been modified at no cost to the Company, since the Bridge is still in the “liability” period.
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