The repair works at the top deck of the Labasa Bridge have been completed as scheduled with work continuing beneath the deck to reinforce the support structure.
The Labasa Bridge is one of nine high priority bridges for the Fiji Roads Authority that are scheduled to receive repairs in the 2016 to 2017 financial Year.
Fulton Hogan Hiways Special Projects Manager Eddie de Vries, says that the heavy rain caused some delay as the repair works included the use of pontoons.
He says the pontoons had to be taken off the water in case the river flooded.
De Vries says the work started in April due to a cracked deck and steel corrosion in its concrete columns causing the outer layer of the concrete to break away from the main structure.
He says both lanes are open to traffic and motorists are advised to drive within the speed limits when approaching and driving across the bridge.
De Vries says all 12 columns supporting the bridge were to be repaired.
