“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” TARTWEH RESIDENTS FUME AS BRIDGE COLLAPSE STRANDS ENTIRE COMMUNITY

Monrovia, Liberia: A wave of anger and frustration is sweeping across Tartweh in Sinoe County District #1, as residents lash out at their Representative, Hon. Thomas Romeo Quioh, for what they call a complete failure in leadership following the total collapse of the Plasion Tartweh Bridge. The bridge’s closure has paralyzed daily life, cut off movement, and placed thousands at severe risk, leaving a community abandoned and in peril.

The bridge a critical link connecting farmers, students, market women, and the sick to services has been rendered impassable, forcing residents to rely on dangerous and costly alternatives. Locals are now being forced to pay 1,500 LD to transport a single motorbike across treacherous makeshift routes, while pedestrians are charged 500 LD to risk their lives balancing on improvised logs and rafts just to get across.

“This is no longer just about a broken bridge. This is about lives being toyed with, livelihoods destroyed, and a government turning its back on its people,” said one enraged elder. Residents say pregnant women, schoolchildren, and emergency cases are all being subjected to life-threatening crossings with no visible support or intervention from their district representative or the national government.

The crisis has reignited deep concerns over Representative Quioh’s performance, with locals accusing him of abandoning his core duties of representation, lawmaking, and oversight. “Where is he when we need him most? He’s missing in action while we suffer and bleed,” shouted a youth leader during a spontaneous protest in the area.

Tartweh citizens say the bridge’s collapse was not a sudden disaster but the result of years of neglect, unanswered community appeals, and repeated failures by lawmakers and local authorities to prioritize infrastructure. They argue that this is not only a failure of engineering but a failure of governance.

Traders report massive financial losses as they can no longer transport their produce to markets. Students preparing for public exams are unable to reach schools, and health workers say the sick are dying in silence because there is no safe passage to the nearest clinic or hospital. “We are locked in this is a humanitarian emergency and no one in Monrovia seems to care,” said a local nurse.

Calls are now growing louder for immediate and urgent government intervention. Residents are demanding the Ministry of Public Works, Sinoe County authorities, and national legislators to act swiftly, deploy engineers, and begin the reconstruction of the bridge before tragedy strikes. “No more empty promises we want action, equipment, and results now,” emphasized a frustrated farmer.

With tensions mounting, and the situation worsening by the day, all eyes are now on Hon. Quioh and the Boakai administration. For the people of Tartweh, the message is clear: enough is enough. Their patience has run out, and they will no longer accept silence as an answer.

K-NEWS will continue to follow this developing story.