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The much-delayed motorable span crossed Uyyakondan canal connecting Raja Colony and Bharathi Nagar successful Tiruchi is expected to beryllium completed wrong six months, according to Corporation officials.
In 2023, the civic assemblage projected the operation of pedestrian and motorable bridges crossed the canal to amended connectivity and amended utilisation of disposable unfastened spaces. Accordingly, ₹1.25 crore was sanctioned from the Corporation’s General Funds for 2024–25 for a motorable span connecting Raja Colony with Bharathi Nagar adjacent the Corporation park. The span was planned to facilitate the question of pedestrians, two-wheelers, and autorickshaws.
Although enactment began successful May 2025, operation was temporarily halted aft concerns emerged implicit the archetypal design. The archetypal program progressive erecting pillars wrong the canal, which could obstruct the escaped travel of water. To code the issue, the Corporation revised the plan by replacing the projected pillars with retaining walls.
Subsequently, aft feasibility studies and ungraded testing, the revised plan received approval. However, the changes accrued the task outgo to ₹1.70 crore, and the archetypal contractor subsequently withdrew. The Corporation past floated a caller tender and appointed a caller contractor to execute the work.
After operation resumed past month, officials said instauration works are being expedited and progressing astatine a faster pace. The span is present expected to beryllium completed by December this year.
Once completed, the span is expected to decongest postulation adjacent MGR Roundabout and Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital. Motorists travelling from Vayalur Road volition beryllium capable to usage the span to scope Tiruchi Railway Junction, Central Bus Stand, and surrounding areas much easily.
