Work on Vatuwaqa and Stinson Bridge to begin this year

Work on Vatuwaqa and Stinson Bridge will begin by the end of this year.

Fiji Roads Authority Chief Executive Officer Neil Cook said both bridges are the subject of an agreement between the Government of Fiji and the Government of People’s Republic of China.

Cook said work on both bridges will be funded substantially through a grant from the Chinese Government.

He added that the ground investigation work is complete which has been the activity on site over the past couple of months.

He also said that there will be a few changes done to Stinson Bridge.

Work on both bridges is expected to finish in one to two years.

Meanwhile, eight ground investigations for bridge replacements in Viti Levu and Ovalau has been awarded to Geotech Drilling International Limited.

The project has a value of $290,000.