YARPAH TOWN, River Cess – Officers at the Yarpah Town Police Depot have impounded several trucks for crossing over the damaged Timbo River Bridge during the night.

Authorities of the county said passage was created on the damaged bridge to allow light vehicles to be able to supply the southeastern region with basic commodities.

However, larger vehicles have been prohibited from crossing the bridge. During the day, officers are assigned to the bridge to ensure that no heavy-duty vehicles cross.

At night, when the officers have left, some trucks drivers have seen it as an opportunity to cross. Early Friday morning, more than six mini trucks were parked at the police station in Yarpah Town.

According to police authorities at the depot, the information has been forwarded to the River Cess police headquarters in Cestos for onward transmission to central.

The Timbo River Bridge, which separates Grand Bassa and River Cess, became so badly damaged on the night of June 6 that it was initially considered unusable by vehicles. Though it has not been established what triggered the damage, bystanders were quick to point fingers at trucks owned by logging companies that frequent the route. The police report on the situation, meanwhile, has cited “unknown vehicles” as the cause.

The project planner of the county, Jerry Greene, told The Bush Chicken that the lack of mobility is an impediment to the county’s quick intervention.

“We have some pieces of metals at the Fen River Bridge that could be used to repair the bridge, but [we have] no mobility,” Greene said. “Right now, I’m in contact with Mandra to help us in the process,” he said, referring to one of the logging companies operating in the county.

County Inspector Trokon Browne has said that “a team of engineers from the Ministry of Public Works is in the county to access the situation.”

Featured photo by Eric Doue