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After missing aggregate deadlines to committee the caller six-lane span astatine Kulur during the past 3 years, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is hopeful of completing the task earlier the onset of 2026 monsoon.
The Authority has planned the caller span crossed Phalguni (Gurupura) River connected Kanniyakumari-Panvel National Highway 66 arsenic a portion of widening of the B.C. Road-Surathkal Port Connectivity Road into six lane. The enactment was awarded to Pune-based M/s Shinde Developers Pvt. Ltd., astatine a outgo of ₹56 crore and the existent enactment commenced connected April 12, 2021. Though the caller span was expected to beryllium completed by October 2022, the task was delayed for implicit 3 years.
New Kulur Bridge crossed Phalguni (Gurupura) River connected Kanniyakumari-Panvel National Highway 66 successful Mangaluru
Number of Lanes: 2+2 for main carriageway and 1+1 for work roads
Total Length: 776 metres
Total width: 42 metres
Number of vents: 6
Main carriageway width: 14+14 metres
Service roads’ width: 7+7 metres
Awarded cost: ₹56 crore
Total superior cost: ₹69.02 crore
Actual commencement date: April 12, 2021
Scheduled completion date: October 11, 2022
Likely completion date: May 31, 2025
Source: National Highways Authority of India
Old span dilapidated
The Old Kulur Bridge commissioned successful 1952 by the past State of Madras is successful an astir dilapidated authorities and the NHAI had recommended to the territory medication to adjacent the aforesaid for postulation successful 2019 itself. However, with nary alternate disposable and the completion of the caller six-lane span getting delayed, the aged bow-string span continues to beryllium successful work for postulation from Udupi towards Mangaluru, thereby exposing users to danger.
One pier headdress pending
Pier caps for each but 1 of the six piers are implicit for the six-lane caller span being built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) crossed Phalguni (Gurupura) River on Kanniyakumari-Panvel National Highway 66 astatine Kulur. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH
NHAI Mangaluru Project Director Abudlla Javed Azmi told The Hindu that pier headdress for each the piers, but for one, was implicit and the pending headdress would beryllium completed wrong a fewer days.
Casting of girders was underway astatine the contractor’s installation successful Panambur with astir 60 girders acceptable for launch. The Authority was hopeful of commissioning the caller span earlier the onset of monsoon successful 2026, the serviceman said.
42 m wide
The operation would beryllium 42-metre wide successful full with proviso for work roads connected some the sides and 2 main carriageways of 2 lanes, each of 7-metre width. Along the work roads, proviso would beryllium made for pedestrian way also, Mr. Azmi said.
The aged bow-string span crossed Phalguni (Gurupura) River built by the past Highway Department of Madras State successful 1952 connected the contiguous Kanniyakumari-Panvel National Highway 66 astatine Kulur volition beryllium closed for postulation erstwhile the caller six-lane span is commissioned, the NHSI said connected January 8, successful Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH
Once the caller six-lane span is commissioned, the NHAI volition unopen the aged span for vehicular traffic. Utility lines, including h2o and power, presently passing connected the existing bridge, would beryllium shifted connected the closed bridge, helium added.
