Bridge work chokes central area in Tiruchi.

While the regular commuters are delighted with the commencement of work over the new multilevel bridge at Viralimalai Road intersection near the Railway Junction here, the traffic congestion on the ever busy roads in the area has become a cause for concern.

The new bridge, to be built at a cost of Rs. 81.40 crore, will come up in place of the existing narrow bridge that has become a traffic bottleneck in Tiruchi. The project, which will be implemented in two stages, is expected to be completed in five years.

The district administration and the city traffic police announced traffic diversion for the vehicles from and to the Dindigul Highway via Periyamilaguparai as soon as the construction work commenced a few months ago. Later, last week more traffic diversions were announced around the Aristo roundabout.

With the closure of the road from Zonal Point intersection on the existing bridge to the Thevar Statue Junction near the Central Bus Stand, all the buses bound to Central Bus Stand from Zonal Point have been diverted via Railway Junction Roundabout and Rockins Road.

THE HINDU