Bridging Back To The Future

This week 4D takes a break from 19th century struggles to comment on this week’s legacy from a more recent conflict. Last Tuesday the BDF, working with roads department engineers, managed to reopen the A1 for light vehicles in what for many appeared to be record time.

This was accomplished by installing a Bailey bridge across the Nywane River, where the permanent bridge had been damaged during the recent torrential rains.

For once, it seemed that social media could barely keep up with the event. No sooner had pictures been posted of the BDF working at the site than others began to surface of the finished product. This in turn was swiftly followed by official communication that the Bailey bridge was already in use; several days earlier than what the previous day’s news reports had anticipated.

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