By RODRICK DESURI 

Auki 

The people of Hauhui in West Are’are, are calling on responsible authorities, Malaita Province, and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) to fix the Heo Bridge in West Are’are. 

The wooden bridge has been broken since 2024, cutting off road access for passengers traveling from Hauhui to West Are’are. 

Concerned community elder, Michael Lauri recently says responsible authorities should fix the bridge as soon as possible, as it is the only route connecting the people of Hauhui and all of West Are’are. 

Saverio Sinah of Hauhui also expressed the same sentiment, saying that the broken bridge has caused many problems for them, such as losing their belongings, the extra burden of carrying their belongings over long distances, and the need to walk to Heo Bridge every evening to wait for transportation to Auki.

He appeals to MID, especially the Trades Transformation Company (TTC), to fix the bridge once they reach Hauhui.

A media report from MID stated that the Trades Transformation Company (TTC) has reached the halfway point of its contract to rehabilitate and maintain the road from Maoa in West Kwaio to Hauhui in West Are’are.

As stated, progress of their road maintenance includes cleaning, grubbing, earthworks, and drainage works, completing 16 km of the unsealed road stretch.

TTC’s scope also covers repairing wooden bridge structures along this route.

“As of last week, they performed urgent repairs on Fulo Bridge, collecting stones and river materials for gabions and structural repairs,” the report said.

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