New FOB across railway track in Tiruvannamalai to be ready in April for public use

The ongoing enactment to conception a ₹14 crore ft implicit span (FOB) crossed a railway way to link the caller autobus terminus with the railway presumption successful Tiruvannamalai municipality volition beryllium completed by April and acceptable for nationalist use.

Officials of State Highways, which is executing the enactment on with Southern Railway, said that the caller span volition assistance commuters scope the railway presumption safely due to the fact that astatine present, they person to transverse the engaged Chittoor - Cuddalore High Road to scope the railway station. “High alloy pillars connected some sides of the way person been installed arsenic portion of the work. The full enactment volition beryllium completed by April,” K. Anbarasu, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), State Highways, told The Hindu.

Highways officials said that the State Highways requested the Southern Railway to springiness its motion to instal a alloy level of the caller span crossed the railway track. To facilitate the installation of alloy floors crossed the track, diversion of definite trains is required.

The Southern Railway is expected to springiness its motion successful the coming weeks. “The caller span volition assistance commuters, particularly elder citizens and persons with disabilities, to scope the railway presumption safely. The span should beryllium acceptable soon,” said V. Raghuram, a commuter.

Minister for Public Works E.V. Velu inspected the ongoing span enactment successful the beingness of Collector K. Tharpagaraj recently.

Funded nether the Chief Minister Road Development Plan (CMRDP) 2024-25, the caller span volition beryllium 70 metres successful length, six metres successful tallness and 20 feet wide. The caller installation volition person staircases and escalators for users. Additionally, it volition besides person 2 lifts connected some sides of the facility. Each lift, connected an average, tin accomodate 13 persons.

Highways officials said that ramps volition beryllium built for persons with disabilities to usage the caller facility. Wheelchairs volition besides beryllium provided for them to scope the railway station. LED lighting, CCTV cameras, and alloy railings connected the span volition beryllium provided.