Chalakudy river bridge to be closed for repairs from Saturday; 20-day traffic curbs on

The span crossed the Chalakudy River connected National Highway 544 volition beryllium closed for 20 days from Saturday (May 9) for repair works, according to the police. The western-side aged span volition beryllium wholly unopen to traffic. The closure is to facilitate the replacement of bearings and different urgent attraction works. During this period, vehicles travelling successful some directions volition beryllium allowed to usage the span connected the eastbound broadside connected a single-lane basis.

Anticipating dense congestion connected the nationalist highway, the Thrissur Rural Police person deployed 25 unit on with a road patrol squad to negociate postulation and guarantee smoother movement. Authorities person advised motorists to opt for alternate routes wherever imaginable to debar delays and postulation bottlenecks during the repair period.

Delay successful underpass work

Meanwhile, enactment connected the underpass astatine Amballur has been delayed arsenic migrant workers from West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu person gone to their autochthonal places successful presumption of Assembly elections successful their States. With overmuch of the workforce away, operation has slowed significantly, with lone a fewer workers presently astatine the site. Contractors expect the labourers to instrumentality adjacent week, aft which enactment is apt to stitchery pace. With the monsoon approaching and schools acceptable to reopen soon, the hold successful completing the underpass has triggered protests from section residents.