03 December 2008
MISSAN: A local company began the construction ona bridge on the Tigris River at central Amara city, with a total cost of around $680 thousand, said the manager of Missan province's roads and bridges directorate.

"The bridge will be devoted for pedestrians," Engineer Mohammed Jassib al-Mouri told Asawt al-Iraq.

"Execution period will not exceed six months," he said.

Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad.

© Aswat Aliraq 2008