Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani has inaugurated the reconstruction of the Binawa Bridge in Kauru Local Government Area which had been abandoned for over 14 years.
The bridge links Mariri Geshere Binawa and other communities in the area.
Sani represented by the Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District Sunday Marshall Katung performed the groundbreaking ceremony in Binawa describing the project as a major infrastructure intervention that would improve connectivity and ease the hardship faced by residents.
Katung said the reconstruction marked the beginning of further development interventions in the area expressing optimism that the long-awaited Kibangari Bridge would also receive government attention.
He urged residents to support the state government’s development efforts noting that the reconstructed bridge would improve access to markets schools and healthcare facilities while facilitating socioeconomic activities across the communities.
The senator also called on traditional rulers youths and security agencies to strengthen collaboration in tackling insecurity and sustaining peace in the area.
Earlier the Managing Director of the Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA) Dr Abdullahi Baba Ahmad said the bridge would ease the movement of people agricultural produce and essential services.
He explained that the project would enhance access to markets schools and healthcare facilities support businesses and strengthen social and economic ties among communities.
Baba Ahmad assured residents that the agency would ensure strict compliance with engineering standards with emphasis on quality durability and timely completion of the project.
Also speaking the member representing Kauru/Chawai Federal Constituency Rep. Zakari Haruna Chawai commended the state government for the intervention describing the bridge as a valuable project for the entire local government.
Chawai said the reconstruction was expected to be completed within two to three months urging residents to cooperate with the government and support its development initiatives.
He expressed optimism that more development projects would be attracted to the area and called on residents to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
In his remarks the District Head of Kumana Mr Samaila Yanaba praised the state government for undertaking the reconstruction of the bridge which he said had been abandoned for more than 14 years.
Some residents who spoke at the ceremony also expressed appreciation to the government lamenting that the collapse of the bridge had severely disrupted their socioeconomic activities and movement within and outside the area.
They said the reconstruction would restore vital links among communities and ease the transportation of people and goods.