{"id":212308,"date":"2026-11-14T08:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/?p=212308&preview=true&preview_id=212308"},"modified":"2026-11-14T08:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:22:47","slug":"minister-tsang-five-possible-locations-identified-for-second-bridge-over-suriname-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/minister-tsang-five-possible-locations-identified-for-second-bridge-over-suriname-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Tsang: Five possible locations identified for second bridge over Suriname River"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning (OWRO) has identified five possible locations for the construction of a second bridge across the Suriname River. According to Minister Stephen Tsang, one location has emerged as the most promising. However, no final decision has yet been made.<\/div>\n
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The minister announced this on Wednesday, ahead of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. According to Tsang, one of the five locations examined stood out in particular. There is a strong possibility that this location will ultimately be selected for the construction of the new bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not yet fully finalised,\u201d the minister stressed. For the time being, he did not wish to disclose further details, as the project is still in a preparatory phase.<\/p>\n

Increasing traffic pressure on the Wijdenboschbrug<\/h3>\n

The plans for a second river crossing come at a time when traffic pressure on the Jules Wijdenboschbrug is continuing to increase. Long traffic jams occur daily on the bridge, which connects Paramaribo with Meerzorg in the district of Commewijne. There are also concerns about the state of maintenance and the strain placed on the bridge by heavy freight traffic.<\/p>\n

DNA member Karta Bink recently drew attention in De Nationale Assemblee (Suriname’s parliament) to traffic safety and the maintenance of the Wijdenboschbrug. According to the parliamentarian, heavily loaded trucks use the crossing every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cVehicles carrying heavy equipment and tonnes of cargo cross the bridge daily,\u201d Bink stated.<\/p>\n

She asked the government whether sufficient checks are carried out on the weight of trucks and what maximum load is permitted on the bridge.<\/p>\n

Call for stricter control of heavy freight traffic<\/h3>\n

Bink advocated allowing heavily loaded vehicles to use the bridge only at certain times. According to her, such a measure could help reduce traffic congestion and limit safety risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not want a truck carrying logs to again ram a number of vehicles off the bridge, resulting in numerous victims,\u201d the parliamentarian warned.<\/p>\n

She was referring to the serious traffic accident of 15 December 2021, in which a truck carrying logs rammed several vehicles while descending the Wijdenboschbrug. One person died in that accident.<\/p>\n

According to Bink, measures must be taken to prevent a recurrence of such an accident.<\/p>\n

Bridge maintenance also highlighted<\/h3>\n

In addition to traffic pressure and heavy freight traffic, Bink called attention to the technical condition of the bridge. She urged the Ministry of OWRO to carry out regular inspections and adequate maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrees are growing on the bridge, and that cannot be allowed,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n

With the possible construction of a second bridge across the Suriname River, an alternative connection between Paramaribo and Commewijne could eventually be created. For the time being, it is not known when a final location will be selected, how much the project will cost, or when construction work could begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister Tsang has designated five possible locations for a second bridge over the Suriname River, to address growing traffic pressure and maintenance problems with the Jules Wijdenboschbrug.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":212338,"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":1794655518,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16333],"tags":[27527,20211,23211,23754,26319,21131,16352,21798,27529,16388,27528],"class_list":["post-212308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-bridge-maintenance","tag-commewijne","tag-jules-wijdenboschbrug","tag-karta-bink","tag-owro","tag-paramaribo","tag-public-works","tag-road-safety","tag-second-bridge-suriname-river","tag-stephen-tsang","tag-suriname-infrastructure"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"","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\/2025\/07\/TSANG.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212308","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=212308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212604,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212308\/revisions\/212604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keynews.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}