$680 thousand for new bridge in Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: A local company began the construction ona bridge on the Tigris River at central Amara city, with a total cost of around $680 thousand, said the manager of Missan province’s roads and bridges directorate. “The bridge will be devoted for pedestrians,” Engineer Mohammed Jassib al-Mouri told Asawt al-Iraq. “Execution period will not exceed six months,” he said. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1