Bridge work causes traffic diversion in Tiruchi.

With the State Highways Department commencing work on the construction of a new multi-level bridge near the Railway Junction, the entry point to the Dindigul Highway near Periyamilaguparai has turned a traffic bottleneck in the city.

The new multilevel bridge, to be built at a cost of Rs. 81.40 crore, will come up in place of the existing narrow bridge at the Viralimalai Road intersection. Both the Highways Department and the railways have commenced work simultaneously at the site.

The project was being executed in two stages and in the first stage, a new three-lane bridge with five arms will be built at a cost of Rs. 44.28 crore adjacent to the existing bridge. The bridge is expected to be completed in three years.

The bridge would run for 1.8 km and the arm towards Chennai Bypass and Aristo Hotel junction would have three lanes each at the higher and lower levels.

The Highways Department has begun work on the construction of the bridge near Ponnagar, the entry point to the Dindigul Highway in the city, after laying a temporary road to divert traffic between the V.V.V. Theatre and Periya Milaguparai Junction.



THE HINDU