Heavy-duty vehicles traversing the Demerara Harbour Bridge are still subject to weight restrictions and a staggered system has been implemented to ensure the bridge is at no time overburdened as repairs to a defective area are still to be completed.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday related to Stabroek News that while vehicles weighing up to 18 tonnes are allowed to cross, a system has been created where one truck crosses at a time. He explained that once the truck passes a certain span of the bridge, then another is allowed to go.
According to Edghill, this is a temporary system that has been put in place until defects at spans 9 &10 are rectified.