The NHAI officials have expressed their concern over the stability of approach roads of bridges constructed on the highways in Kochi and adjacent areas including Aroor.
After inspecting the concrete slab of the approach road which gave in on Bolgatty (Mulavukadu) -Vallarpadam container terminal bridge on November 27, Deputy General Manager CT Abraham said that this is not a new phenomenon and the problem was noticed earlier.
As the approach road sank, the movement of vehicles were restricted. The approach roads to almost all the major bridges in the city and its vicinity face similar problems, he said.
The 15-feet-long span connecting the bridge and the approach road at Vallarpadam on the new container terminal bridge, parallel to the second Goshree bridge, gave in and the incident came to light when locals took up the issue.
For the last one week, this portion was provided temporary support. This overbridge was constructed to facilitate the movement of containers to International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICCT). The authorities had restricted the movement of vehicles through the stretch and vehicles will have to proceed through Goshree bridges.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.