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Last week, the tender notice for the construction of the Saliyadlao Bridge was released, and the future of the bridge looked bleak.
For more than two decades, villagers in Namosi Saliadlao have been trekking through rugged terrain and crossing rivers to reach schools and main roads.
Speaking to this newspaper, the Public Administrator of Namosi Provincial Council, Lesenya Tui, said the project will be launched soon.
“The transit access to Saliyadlao village has been put on the open market for tender,” Mr Tui said.
“Companies submitting bids will visit the site next week.”
Mr Tui said the project, which has a budget of about $5 million, will be borne by the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development, which was also confirmed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Isoa Talemaibua.
The project is expected to be completed in the next financial year.
Meanwhile, he said the government would provide boats to help the villagers of Wawaka cross the river.
“We are still trying to find engineers and surveyors to do the scoping work and then follow the process to ensure that one company will build the bridge.”
Earlier media reports said the Japanese government had donated more than $200,000 to help build a bridge in Saliyadlao.
Meanwhile, the Waivaka Bridge, which officially opened to traffic in 2015, cost about $320,000.
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