HUNGARIAN ENGINEERS START RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE BETWEEN CRO,BH

SLAVONSKI BROD, July 11 (Hina) - Hungarian engineers of the NATO- led Peace Implementation Force (IFOR) and experts and workers of the "Djuro Djakovic Holding" from Slavonski Brod, eastern Slavonia, on Thursday started the reconstruction of a road/railway bridge across the Sava river connecting Slavonski Brod and Bosanski Brod. Spokesman for the Hungarian engineers, Major Emil Varadi, said that, according to an agreement between IFOR and the "Djuro Djakovic Holding", the bridge should be completed by 25 August 1996. The bridge will be open for road traffic only, to be used exclusively by IFOR and international charity associations. The railway section on the Croatian side will be repaired by Croat experts, whereas Hungarian engineers will do the same on the Bosnian side. The repaired section will be 150 metres long, and the bridge will have a 70-ton capacity. (hina) ha jn 111932 MET jul 96