Highway reopens after flood

Highway reopens after flood

MANADO, North Sulawesi: The road between Manado and Gorontalo, closed due to flooding and landslides since last Friday, reopened on Tuesday after repair by the North Sulawesi Public Works Office.

Head of North Sulawesi Traffic Agency Edward Posumah said that hundreds of cars that had been trapped by the floods had now been released and allowed to resume the journey.

The Trans-Sulawesi highway had been cut at several points including in Sangtombolang district, where a segment was closed by a landslide, Antara reported.

The Public Works Office had to construct a temporary bridge to allow the traffic to resume after the one in Sangkup was destroyed by floods. (emb)