The Minister for International Trade and Investment and Yangoru-Saussia MP Richard Maru recently announced that the construction of multi-million-kina Bararat Bridge in the Sausso LLG of Yangoru-Saussia District in the East Sepik Province will commence on Monday, January 22, 2024. This follows a successful peace ceremony that was hosted in the Bararat village where the two warring factions came together and exchanged cash, pigs, and rings (shell money) as compensation for the murder of two lives over sorcery claims. It took over 8 months for the peace negotiation to finally reach the stage where peace and normalcy had returned to the village. “Bararat Village is the host of this 40-metre bridge that will connect Wewak and the rest of the Yangoru-Saussia District to the 14 villages that the bridge will serve.” These people have always found it very difficult to cross over to Wewak and back during the rainy season when the river swells from the floods. They have been crying for a bridge since prior to independence and finally the Marape-Rosso Government through its District Infrastructure funding will deliver the bridge this year. “This bridge will not only serve Yangoru-Saussia District but also Angoram District especially the Middle Sepik area including the new Middle Sepik High School at Timboli village along the banks of the Sepik River, said Maru.” “This is a long awaited and much needed project and a wonderful new year present for my people.” “I am looking forward to meeting not only the people from Bararat village but all people from the 14 villages that the bridge will serve.” Minister Maru further made a statement by calling on the people of Bararat and all the nearby communities to support the contractor and all the local workers who will be engaged to ensure that the bridge is completed as soon as possible.