Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio will today, Friday 8 July 2022 officially open the newly constructed 231 metre long Mabang Bridge.

The bridge funded by the EU and built together with the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), runs over the Ribbi River along the Songo-Moyamba road that leads to southern part of Sierra Leone.

The construction of the bridge falls under lot 2 of the 48 million Euro project titled “Moyamba-Moyamba Junction Roads and Bridges”, which also includes the 32.8 km Moyamba Town and Moyamba Junction road, 36-metre span Gbangbama Bridge, 42-metre span Moyamba Bridge and the 163-metre length Magbele Bridge, all funded under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF).

The works also include the construction of 312 metres paved access roads on either side of the new bridge.