6 months ago
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The Nagapattinam Town Development Association has urged the National Highways to instrumentality contiguous enactment to repair the roadworthy span implicit the underpass astatine Athanapettai cave bridge, located disconnected East Coast Road (ECR) adjacent Puthur, aft structural harm was reported connected its northeastern side.
The relation submitted a elaborate petition highlighting the hazard posed to commuters arsenic good arsenic the repeated neglect of the bridge, which was constructed hardly 8 years ago.
According to N.P. Bhashgaran, president of the association, the span links Athanapettai colony panchayat connected 1 broadside with Pappakoil panchayat connected the other, forming a important nexus betwixt the Rameswaram agelong of ECR and the interior habitations of Nagapattinam taluk. The way is utilized regular by hundreds of two-wheelers and four-wheelers, including 108 ambulances, occurrence tenders and indispensable work vehicles.
Heavy vehicular load from the elevated ECR main carriageway runs straight supra the bridge, and residents accidental this has worsened the cracks during the northeast monsoon, raising fears of a collapse. “From the aboriginal days, the span has had problems. Several rounds of impermanent repair enactment were carried retired by the National Highways division, but the issues person returned each time,” Mr. Bhashgaran said.
R. Azhagu, a section resident, said that wide cracks had developed on the factual retaining wall, with portions visibly displaced—clear signs of structural distress. He added that the harm has progressed to a signifier wherever adjacent a insignificant further load oregon erosion during rainfall could perchance trigger a collapse.
When contacted, an authoritative of the National Highways said the section would look into the issue.
