Sulthan Bathery-Tannirbavi bridge set for completion by September, says minister

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 08/05/2026 : 
District Incharge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao inspecting the ongoing operation  of vehicular span  connecting Sulthan Bathery and Tannirbhavi connected  Friday. PHOTO: MANJUNATH HS / THE HINDU

MANGALURU KARNATAKA : 08/05/2026 : District Incharge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao inspecting the ongoing operation of vehicular span connecting Sulthan Bathery and Tannirbhavi connected Friday. PHOTO: MANJUNATH HS / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH

The Sulthan Bathery-Tannirbavi vehicular bridge, being built crossed Phalguni river, is acceptable to unfastened for vehicular question by September, said Dakshina Kannada territory In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao successful Mangaluru connected Friday.

After inspecting the advancement of the project, the Minister said the 100-metre-long bow-string girder of the span volition beryllium placed astatine a tallness of 10 metres from the precocious tide enactment to facilitate the question of sportfishing boats beneath the span arsenic mandated nether provisions of National Waterways 43.

The Minister besides assured fishermen of dredging the stream to let creaseless question of sportfishing boats.

The bridge, helium said, volition enactment 4,000 families surviving successful Bengre. Currently, residents trust connected ferry services to question swiftly to the city. However, during terrible monsoon conditions and astatine night, these ferry services are unavailable, forcing residents to instrumentality a longer way done Kuloor to scope the city.

With this project, the question clip by idiosyncratic vehicles betwixt the metropolis and Bengre volition beryllium reduced by 30 minutes. This span volition besides assistance ambulances and occurrence tenders to scope Bengre swiftly.

The roadworthy done the caller Sulthan Bathery-Tannirbavi span volition beryllium the 2nd way to scope the Blue Flag Tannirbhavi beach, Mr. Rao said.

Published - May 08, 2026 07:43 p.m. IST

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