Iraqi engineers use heavy machinery to repair a bridge that was damagedby a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device May 14.
Iraqi government moves quickly to refurbish bridge
3/3RD INF. DIV. PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Engineers from the Iraqi government and local governmental officials coordinated initial repairs for a bridge damaged in a May 11 vehicle-borne suicide bombing. Construction workers from Jisr, Diyala began working on the bridge Sunday afternoon, only 2 days after the bridge was damaged by a suicide bomb attack that ignited a fuel truck and closed the bridge to vehicular traffic.
The damaged bridge spans the Diyala River and connects eastern Baghdad to the town of Jisr, Diyala and the Mada’in Qada. Local construction crews cleared concrete rubble and began working on removing damaged rebar. Initially, Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces partnered to secure the construction workers. CF have since been pulled off of the security mission, which is being conducted solely by ISF.
A portion of the bridge, which was formerly used for pedestrian traffic only, is now utilized for one-way traffic flow. “There is little doubt that the Qada mayor is aware of the needs of his people, and through the Government of Iraq, has the ability to provide for those needs,” said Maj. James Carlisle, civil military operations officer for 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The 3rd HBCT is a part of Multi-National Division – Center and is from Fort Benning, Ga.
3/3RD INF. DIV. PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Engineers from the Iraqi government and local governmental officials coordinated initial repairs for a bridge damaged in a May 11 vehicle-borne suicide bombing. Construction workers from Jisr, Diyala began working on the bridge Sunday afternoon, only 2 days after the bridge was damaged by a suicide bomb attack that ignited a fuel truck and closed the bridge to vehicular traffic.
The damaged bridge spans the Diyala River and connects eastern Baghdad to the town of Jisr, Diyala and the Mada’in Qada. Local construction crews cleared concrete rubble and began working on removing damaged rebar. Initially, Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces partnered to secure the construction workers. CF have since been pulled off of the security mission, which is being conducted solely by ISF.
A portion of the bridge, which was formerly used for pedestrian traffic only, is now utilized for one-way traffic flow. “There is little doubt that the Qada mayor is aware of the needs of his people, and through the Government of Iraq, has the ability to provide for those needs,” said Maj. James Carlisle, civil military operations officer for 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The 3rd HBCT is a part of Multi-National Division – Center and is from Fort Benning, Ga.
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