FIRST EVER YELLOW BRIDGE IN SABAH, IMPRESSIVE BUT STILL OPEN TO IMPROVEMENTS

 First drafted on Sun 20 Dec 2020.

PENAMPANG.  The first yellow suspension bridge in the district if not in the state, built at Kasigui here appears very impressive with the walkway looking like a steel plate instead of the usual  wooden planks on wire mesh. On closer inspection, it is made of fibreglass with yellow surface colours.

A lady flower stall owner at the foot of the bridge said the bridge was repaired twice this year but the yellow one was installed in first week of December and was completed in a few days after being missing for a few months. She heard from the contractors that the bridge was meant to last around ten years as opposed to weak wooden planks.

However a medical consultant opined that going up and down the bridge is unsafe for senior citizens and elderly where the sharp ridges can lead to trips and fall since there is no handles to hold on.  Meanwhile the frequently flooding river moyog give rise to waterborne diseases which need urgent attention from those in government.

Meanwhile videos and photos of the latest attraction are going around social media spawing spoofs and parodies of the Beatle's old hit, "Yellow Submarine"  all for fun,  and could promote tourism in the district if not for the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pix shows the bridge from Kg Nampasan side with a signboard from National Healthy Community encouraging walking as exercise with calories burnt for every thousand steps.