Bridge Repair

our team has gone out a few times to repair the bridge (this is a joke picture)... and now we are investigating making a ford across the river.  In order to do that we have to secure land rights which often costs a lot of money.  We are being asked to pay money to allow trucks to drive across the land on either side of the river, to bring supplies....  my wife says 'driving across a river always makes me nervous'.  And reasonably so, sometimes we're driving in well over three to four feet of water.... and can only cross in certain vehicles, and only cross in a certain place, and only cross when the river isn't going too fast... but crossing rivers is a way of life here, although it makes going into town a lot more adventurous.