A Romanian prosecutor is attempting to find the parties responsible for building a bridge over the river in the village of Marginea, the Associated Press reported.
The old bridge was swept away by floods last July, and the villagers got tired of waiting for the government to build a new one, according to the AP. The new bridge was built in one day.
Prosecutor Viorel Damu told the AP the villagers could be jailed for up to three years or fined as much as 70,000 lei because they did not have a permit to build the bridge.
Villagers limited the weight allowed on the bridge to two-and-a-half tons after testing the bridge, the village's mayor told the AP.
The villagers might escape punishment if the investigation finds the bridge was built out of necessity, Damu told the AP.
-C.R.
