Ministry supervises rebuilding two bridges in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi minister of reconstruction & housing ratified a memorandum of understanding with the United States to coordinate the rebuilding of the two bridges of al-Rudwaniya on the highway, according to a statement by the ministry’s information office on Thursday. “Minister Bayan Daza Yi endorsed the MoU between the Iraqi general roads & bridges organization and the U.S. side to reconstruct the two bridges of al-Rudwaniya at the 15th kilometer on Highway 1,” read the statement as received by Iraqi News. First Undersecretary of Reconstruction & Housing, Estabraq al-Shawk, said the two bridges are on the highway that links al-Yousufiya Intersection, south of Baghdad, to Abu Ghraib Intersection, West of Baghdad. “The bridges had been damaged as a result of armed and military operations. The finance for the project is provided by the U.S. side,” said Shawk AmR (P) 1