{"id":45779,"date":"2026-06-30T17:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=45779"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:13:29","slug":"kanjoro-bridge-construction-picks-up-as-materials-arrive-in-yei-river-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/kanjoro-bridge-construction-picks-up-as-materials-arrive-in-yei-river-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanjoro bridge construction picks up as materials arrive in Yei River County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By James Innocent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The construction of the long-awaited Kanjoro Bridge in Yei River County is expected to commence soon after the arrival of key building materials at the project site.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e\u200eAccording to county authorities, six truckloads of river sand, six trips of aggregates, and several loads of hardcore stones have already been delivered to the site. Officials said an additional eight truckloads of construction materials are still expected before work officially begins.<\/p>\n<p>\u200eIn support of the project, Point Investment Engineering Company donated more than 100 bags of cement to facilitate the start of the bridge construction.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Yei River County, Samuel Henry Malimbo, accompanied by the State Revenue Director for Yei, Chandiga, and Johnson Poru Hillary, visited the construction site to assess the progress of preparations and inspect the available materials.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Malimbo welcomed the progress made so far and expressed optimism that construction works would begin once the remaining materials arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Kanjoro Bridge has for years remained one of the most challenging crossing points in Yei River County, particularly during the rainy season when flooding raises water levels and makes movement difficult for residents.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge&#8217;s poor condition has especially affected children, elderly people, and other vulnerable members of the community who rely on the route for access to essential services and markets.<br \/>\n\u200e\u200eJohnson Poru mentions that, if some of the materials come in time, they are going to start the workforce for the bridge construction.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have expressed hope that the construction of the bridge will improve transportation, enhance connectivity, and reduce risks associated with crossing the area during periods of heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Innocent The construction of the long-awaited Kanjoro Bridge in Yei River County is expected to commence soon after the arrival of key building materials at the project site. \u200e\u200eAccording to county authorities, six truckloads of river sand, six trips of aggregates, and several loads of hardcore stones have<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/kanjoro-bridge-construction-picks-up-as-materials-arrive-in-yei-river-county\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":45780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-yei"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Yei-government-official.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45781,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45779\/revisions\/45781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}