User:Danre98/Wawa River bridge
https://www.laprensani.com/2022/10/19/nacionales/3045487-finalizan-puente-de-wawa-boom-finiquitan-detalles-del-proyecto bridge finished
https://www.laprensani.com/2022/10/19/nacionales/3057440-regimen-nicaragua-inauguracion-puente-wawa-campana-politica bridge opened
The Wawa River bridge is a partially-constructed bridge that will connect Bilwi to the rest of Nicaragua. It will form part of the major highway that connects the city of Bilwi and other parts of the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region on the Carribean coast to the rest of Nicaragua (closer to the Pacific coast). The bridge will be 240 metres (790 ft) long and 12.4 metres (41 ft) wide.
From the 1990s til 2022, barges were used to transport commuters from one side of the Wawa River to the other. The barge in use at the time of Category 4 Hurricanes Eta and Iota was destroyed, so a barge 36.5 metres (120 ft) long by 9.1 metres (30 ft) entered into use in 2020.[1] The project employed around 220 people, 40% of whom were from surrounding communities.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Así funciona la barcaza en el río Wawa que aún comunica a Bilwi y Waspam con el resto de Nicaragua". La Prensa (in Spanish). 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Doña, Kenia (6 August 2022). "Así avanza la construcción del puente Wawa Boom en el Caribe Norte - Canal 4". Canal 4 Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2022.