Navo bridge brings relief

June 20, 2012 | Filed under: Fiji News | Posted by:

Permanent Secretary for Sugar Lieutenant-Colonel Manasa Vaniqi and Tui Nadi Ratu Sailosi Dawai lead the march across the new Navo rail bridge in Nadi yesterday. Photo: LITIA MATHEWSELL.

By LITIA MATHEWSELL

Completed in the nick of time, the opening and commissioning of the Navo railway bridge in Nadi yesterday brought a flood of relief to the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC), cane growers and Government.
The Navo line was tested two weeks ago and completed just ahead of the beginning of the crushing season in Lautoka on Monday.
Speaking at the rail bridge’s commissioning, chief guest and Permanent Secretary for Sugar Colonel Manasa Vaniqi said there were questions raised after the bridge was washed away by intense floods in March.
“Questions were raised such as whether or not we would need a new bridge or a repair, how much it would

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