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September 01, 2008
Gustav splits Hope River Bridge
The flood prone Hope River Bridge was split in two late last week, courtesy of Tropical Storm Gustav. Gustav pummeled the island with torrential rains and heavy winds since Thursday of last week, causing significant damage and displacement of many citizens. The Hope River Bridge in Harbour View, (Harbour View Bridge), which is the only access route that the residents of Bull Bay have to commute to the corporate area broke in two.
One female motorist who was travelling across the bridge at about midnight described her harrowing experience. "The bridge crashed in the water with an eerie swooshing sound...it was like the road was splitting away, coming at us. It was terrifying."
Prime Minister Bruce Golding promised, in a press conference, that the National Works Agency would immediately begin erecting a temporary Bailey bridge, with a team working 24 hours a day it should be completed by early this week.
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