{"id":125800,"date":"2024-07-26T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/delta-east-west-road-bridge-collapses-transporters-seek-alternative-routes"},"modified":"2024-07-26T20:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:01:38","slug":"delta-east-west-road-bridge-collapses-transporters-seek-alternative-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-east-west-road-bridge-collapses-transporters-seek-alternative-routes","title":{"rendered":"Delta: East West road bridge collapses, transporters seek alternative routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Uwheru Community bridge along the East-West road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Details as to the cause of the collapse are still sketchy at the time of this report.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST Correspondent in Warri reports that passengers and transporters coming from Port-Court, Rivers and other Niger Delta States have been forced to completely abandon a section of the road where the incident occurred using only one lane.<\/p>\n<p>A cross-section of drivers have now appealed to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government to help repair the road and make it motorable for the masses in that axis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Uwheru Community bridge along the East-West road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has collapsed. Details as to the cause of the collapse are still sketchy at the time of this report. 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