The Vai Town Bridge linking Waterside with Bushrod Island, which collapsed several months ago, will soon be reconstructed by a Chinese construction company in Monrovia.

Addressing a regular press conference recently at the Ministry of in Monrovia, Deputy Information Minister for Administration, Cletus Sieh, said the collapse of the bridge, is posing inconveniencies to motorists and pedestrians commuting from the Bushrod Island and Somalia Drive areas to central Monrovia.

Mr. Sieh revealed that the government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Public Works, signed an agreement on September 24, 2008 with a Chinese firm - China Chunk Wan International Construction Corporation, popularly known as CHICO to reconstruct the bridge.

He put the cost of the reconstruction works at US$14,584,977.00. He disclosed that the money for the reconstruction is being provided by the World Bank and the duration for the project is two years, commencing from the date of its launching.

The Acting Information Minister indicated that reconstruction work has already begun and that over 300 Liberians are expected to be employed.