The old Wouri Bridge may soon become a public danger to the Douala Community

The old wouri bridge which was constructed during the colonial period almost 70 years today, may soon become a pubic danger to the Douala community.

According pedestrians the bridge which links Bonaberi to Deido, and which has been of great economic importance to Cameroon, carrying auto, trucks, bikes and train traffic is becoming risky to use as days go by.

Mr Tanchieu Kouatchoua Michelle who lives in Bonaberi and works as a security guard at Deido recounts his experiences on the bridge everyday as he walks to and from Deido. 

“When I am walking on the bridge I get really scared especially when the big trucks run across. The shaking of the bridge becomes really frightening. These quavers are unnoticeable when crossing in a vehicle. I want to encourage Cameroonians to stop at some point at the Bridge and experience this so that they can understand the severity of this. SOGEA SATOM should work and make the new bridge usable as fast as possible before the situation worsens” says Mr Tanchieu.

Many road users are anxiously waiting for the new Wouri Bridge which was marked at 84% completion this January to be finally completed.

A Commercial Bike rider says “I am impatiently waiting for this project to be completed because we suffer lots of traffic on the present bridge which has proven to be small to accommodate the the tens of thousands of vehicles that use it on daily basis”.