BY SYLVANA TEKUMAHA
Kohi Bridge in Sahalu Ward in North-West Guadalcanal was destroyed on Tuesday [Jan 27] following heavy rainfall and flooding.
The damage has cut off a vital transport route that connects the Northwest and West Guadalcanal constituencies to Honiara.
The heavy rain and flooding is due to the ongoing bad weather experienced across the country.
Since schools have commenced for the year, students from Visale and Selwyn College will be affected since the bridge connects these institutions to Honiara.
The disruption has affected daily traveling, making it difficult for farmers and fishermen from West Guadalcanal and Savo to transport their products to the market places.
Moreover, since West Guadalcanal has various schools and several religious centres, it can also affect church activities, visitation to these centres and they may seek costly alternative routes.
According to a Guadalcanal Provincial Government press statement, they said that they will work alongside the Ministry of Infrastructure Development this week to assess the damage.
The Kohi Bridge is prone to flooding, this is the 3rd time for the bridge to be partially destroyed.
Kohi is situated 38 kilometres from Honiara and 10 kilometres from Selwyn College.
According to the Solomon Islands Meteorology Service (SIMS) strong wind and heavy rain warning for all provinces still continues.
