{"id":199638,"date":"2026-11-03T05:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/?p=199638&preview=true&preview_id=199638"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:20:06","slug":"wakai-southdrain-road-completely-closed-to-all-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wakai-southdrain-road-completely-closed-to-all-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakai\u2013Southdrain road completely closed to all traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Wakai\u2013Southdrain road stretch has been completely closed to all traffic due to flooding and repair work. According to District Commissioner Kevin Bronne, that section of the road will remain closed until the work has been completed and the road is safe for use again. Road users who nevertheless attempt to enter the closed route will be turned back.<\/div>\n
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The road was partially closed on 23 August, but a full traffic ban now applies. According to Bronne, water from the Wakaikanaal is flowing across the roadway at several low-lying sections of the road, making certain parts impassable. As a result, vehicles regularly get stuck.<\/p>\n

To remedy the situation, repair work is currently being carried out. The district commissioner\u2019s office is working together with Openbare Werken en Ruimtelijke Ordening (OWRO) and Landbouw, Veeteelt en Visserij (LVV) for this purpose. The embankment along the low-lying sections is being raised and reinforced to prevent water from flowing over the road again.<\/p>\n

According to the district commissioner, the full closure is necessary to carry out the work safely, smoothly and without interruptions. It is not yet clear how long the work will take. Bronne hopes that the road can be reopened as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Road users will be turned back
\n<\/strong>Bronne urgently appeals to the public to respect the closure. Persons who drive in the direction of Wakai or Southdrain despite the ban will be required to return. No exceptions will be permitted. \u201cThe closure will remain in force until the repair work has been fully completed and the road has been declared safe and properly passable again,\u201d the district commissioner emphasises.<\/p>\n

Alternative route to Apoera
\n<\/strong>Travellers wishing to go to Apoera can use the Zanderij\u2013Apoera route, with the crossing possible at Witagron.\u00a0In addition, according to Bronne, a speedboat from the Nationale Vervoermaatschappij (NVB) is available for residents of Apoera who urgently need to travel to Nickerie.\u00a0The district commissioner stresses that the closure of the Wakai\u2013Southdrain road does not mean that Apoera has been cut off from the outside world. \u201cThe people of Apoera are not isolated,\u201d Bronne said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wakai\u2013Southdrain road has been completely closed due to flooding and repair work. Traffic is being diverted via Zanderij\u2013Apoera, with an additional boat service for emergency traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":199644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_29234516172805655_1445375691985227":"","facebook_29234516172805655_1158244960706604":"","facebook_29234516172805655_108923581283702":"","facebook_29234516172805655_1309923202201307":"","facebook_29234516172805655_1093738170500407":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_29234516172805655_1309923202201307","service":"facebook","timestamp":1793694320,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","wpai_generated_summary":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16333],"tags":[19899],"class_list":["post-199638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-lvv"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DC-Bronne.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199668,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199638\/revisions\/199668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}