Bolivia’s Longest Banegas Bridge Opens
Bolivia’s Longest Bridge Opens
LA PAZ – Bolivia’s longest bridge, a 1,440-meter (4,721-foot) span over the Grande River in the eastern region of Santa Cruz, opened this weekend.
source Urgentebo
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The $49.9 million bridge was completed “without any political differences being taken into account,” President Evo Morales said during the inauguration ceremony.
Morales and Santa Cruz Gov. Ruben Costas, a member of the opposition, opened the bridge during the ceremony on Saturday in Okinawa, a town about 109 kilometers (some 68 miles) from Santa Cruz city.
“The entire belt around the north will be a belt of progress, not just for the north of Santa Cruz but for all Bolivians,” Costas said.
source World News en Español
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The Banegas bridge makes it possible for vehicles to cross the Grande River in a matter of minutes, a trip that used to take at least two hours over dangerous pontoon bridges.
South Korea’s Hyundai, Dohwa Engineering and the Bolivian Highway Administration completed the project in 35 months.
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