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US Ambassador-Designate Confirms Agreement with US Firm for Lungi Bridge

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US Ambassador-Designate Confirms Agreement with US Firm for Lungi Bridge

Ambassador-designate to Sierra Leone Daniel Travis has disclosed that an agreement exists between the Government of Sierra Leone and US company Acrow Corporation of Pennsylvania to design and build the long-awaited Lungi Bridge, linking Freetown to the international airport across the Sierra Leone River.

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  • Ambassador-designate to Sierra Leone Daniel Travis has disclosed that an agreement exists between the Government of Sierra Leone and US company Acrow Corporation of Pennsylvania to design and build the long-awaited Lungi Bridge, linking Freetown to the international airport across the Sierra Leone River.
  • The long-awaited Lungi Bridge project is expected to be constructed by U.S.-based bridge engineering and infrastructure company Acrow Corporation, according to U.S. Ambassador-designate to Sierra Leone Daniel Travis. Travis disclosed the information during his confirmation hearing before the U.S.

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