NWA Communication Manager Stephen Shaw - file photo
The National Works Agency (NWA) is taking steps to find a solution that would make Flat Bridge safer for motorists following last Saturday's incident which claimed the lives of six persons.
They were travelling in a Suzuki Vitara which ran off the bridge into the Rio Cobre. The driver and another passenger survived.
Speaking on TVJ's current affairs programme All Angles, NWA Communication Manager Stephen Shaw, said jersey and cable barriers are among the solutions being explored by the agency, to minimise mishaps on the bridge.
These barriers are used to prevent or reduce the likelihood of out-of-control motor vehicles hitting pedestrians or ending up in the sea or hitting embankments.
And within a few months, the NWA will be remarking sections of the Bog Walk Gorge as well as other areas across the island.
Mr. Shaw said there is a problem with road markings around the country which the agency has been trying to address.
Mr. Shaw, said the ideal solution to crashes in the Bog Walk Gorge, would be to raise the Flat bridge more than 18 feet to facilitate traffic.
He said water flows as high as 18 feet above the bridge which is higher than the traffic signals.
But, in explaining the challenges with the Flat Bridge, Mr. Shaw said he does not believe the government has the money to construct such a bridge.
Following last week's crash in the gorge which resulted in the deaths of six persons, there has been a debate about measures that can be used to make the area safer.
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