By Lesroy W. Williams Observer Reporter
(Basseterre, St. Kitts) ” A report on the cause of a fatal bridge collapse in May will be released next week. Minister of Public Works, Utilities, Transport and Postal Services, the Hon. Dr. Earl Assim Martin, said that the investigation into the bridge that collapsed under construction near the Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw airport is complete and that a report was submitted, which will be shared at a press conference to be held next week. Mr. Martin’s comments came at a press conference held at the Needsmust Power Station on November 13 to officially inform the country that the weeks of load shedding since the October 2 fire at the plant was over. The Bridge collapsed on May 14 of this year. Vincentian National Allick Toney was killed and Guyanese Nationals, Ian “Shatta” Warde and Murtland “Pace” Watterton were injured. Thursday Online Code for Issue # 733 is AI9 They were working on the deck of the bridge when it caved in under the pressure of poured concrete. The work was dubbed the West Basseterre Bypass Road Project with the contractor being Professional Technologies (Anguilla) Ltd and the engineering firm, Halcrow Group Ltd. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) funded the project. “We just recently have gotten a comprehensive report on the collapse of the By pass bridge. Mr. Singh of Halcrow, who was one of the designers of the bridge, along with our own engineers at Public Works along with the contractors and the Director of Public Works have given us a comprehensive report on what actually transpired with respect to that bridge. Mr. Singh is expected to be here shortly and we expect that by next week we will have another press conference specifically with the issues pertaining to not only the bridge but the whole By pass road,” Mr. Martin said.
