E.U. commits funds for Sibun Bridge

Tower Hill is not the only bridge in the news today. This morning in Belmopan Prime Minister Said Musa and representatives of the European Union signed an agreement under which the E.U. will contribute over three point five million Belize dollars toward the construction of a new bridge over the Sibun River. The new two lane span on the Hummingbird Highway will replace the ageing single lane structure, which at present creates a bottleneck on the recently rehabilitated road. The Government of Belize will be putting over a million dollars into the project, with construction to commence in June and take as long as two years. A contractor to carry out the work has not yet been selected.