During the last follow-up visit by the Special Projects Management Unit team on June 26, good progress was made with the work.
This is a project funded by the Cape Verdean government through the World Bank under the Resilient Tourism and Development of the Blue Economy Project, as part of the program for the rehabilitation and conservation of buildings and structures of high historical and cultural value.
This restoration project is crucial to preserving not only the functionality of the bridge, but also its historical and cultural value for the local community.
The Canal Bridge is a crucial hydraulic infrastructure in the region and consists of a channel in the upper part that carries water from one bank of the river to the other, benefiting farms in the towns of Boca de Ambas-as-Ribeiras and Boca de Coruja.