Railways installing new steel girders at Melapudur subway

3 months ago 2
ARTICLE AD BOX
New alloy  girders being installed astatine  Melapudur underbridge successful  Tiruchi connected  Tuesday.

New alloy girders being installed astatine Melapudur underbridge successful Tiruchi connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: R. VENGADESH

The Tiruchi Railway Division has embarked connected the task of replacing the existing aged girders astatine the Melapudur railway underpass successful the metropolis with caller alloy girders with rails. 

The girder replacement enactment with caller rails commenced astatine the underpass located betwixt Tiruchi Junction and Palakkarai presumption connected Sunday starring to diversion of vehicular traffic. 

Railway sources said 2 caller alloy girders with rails would beryllium enactment successful spot replacing the existing ones. The task is being executed astatine a outgo of ₹86 lakh. The magnitude of each caller girder is 20.77 metres with its wide value being 50 tonnes.

A railway method squad is progressive successful the enactment which is expected to beryllium completed connected Wednesday. The territory administration had announced postulation diversion successful presumption of the attraction enactment up to January 28. City buses from Panjapur autobus integrated autobus basal and different vehicles proceeding towards Palakkarai person been diverted to spell via Head Post Office, Melapudur, Convent road, Bheema Nagar and Prabhat roundabout. 

Vehicles from Chathram autobus basal and Gandhi Market approaching the Melapudur subway person been diverted via Prabhat roundabout, warehouse, Mudaliar Chathram and Goodshed roadworthy implicit bridge.

Published - January 27, 2026 07:03 p.m. IST

Read Entire Article