The now peaceful narrow bridge
Now? Now they will leave the bridge and its people alone. By-election season is over here. - Picture by Danny Lim
By Adib Zalkapli
JULY 15 – Now that the by-election is over and Barisan Nasional (BN) lost, I wonder if Manek Urai will get their double-lane bridge to replace the busy, narrow and old bridge.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who promised the new bridge if Barisan Nasional (BN) wins claimed that the people of Manek Urai need the bridge, because the single-lane bridge makes it impossible for two cars to pass at the same time.
But Dr Hatta Ramli, the MP for Kuala Krai that covers the area, said the bridge was not an issue, as the rural village was only congested during the by-election campaign.
Maybe Dr Hatta was right. As soon as the outcome of the by-election was known, party workers rushed to clear the bridge, removing flags and posters put up during the campaign period.
And today there was no queue, waiting for vehicles from the other side of the bridge to pass. The solar-powered traffic light, erected after nomination, has become useless.
Of course we will never know what the people of Kg Manek Urai and Lama think of the new bridge, but since in both villages PAS lost to BN, we can assume that they did want a new bridge.
