Thottappally Naluchira bridge opened

The Thottappally Naluchira bridge, constructed utilizing modern technology, is simply a prestigious task of the State, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. He was speaking aft inaugurating the Naluchira bridge, Kerala’s archetypal extradosed cable-stayed bridge.

“This marks the realisation of a long-cherished imagination of the radical here,” the Chief Minister said. The span was completed astatine a outgo of ₹60.73 crore. It holds the favoritism of being the archetypal extradosed cable-stayed span successful the State. The cable-stayed plan involves the usage of peculiar types of cables to enactment the span deck.

For the radical of Naluchira, who until present depended connected boats to travel, the span is simply a large relief. It has besides reduced the question clip to the municipality and the nationalist road by astir 15 minutes. Shaped similar a bird’s wing, the elegant operation is expected to go a caller attraction for tourists, Mr. Vijayan said.

The span has been constructed crossed the starring transmission of the National Waterway adjacent Kottaravalavu, strictly adhering to National Waterway standards. To guarantee that h2o transport remains unobstructed, a 70-m-long cardinal span has been built without immoderate supporting pillars successful the mediate of the waterway. The full magnitude of the span is 458 m. It has 1.5-m-wide walkways connected some sides.

Connecting National Highway 66 and the Ambalappuzha-Thiruvalla State Highway, the span volition service arsenic a parallel way to the nationalist road from Karumadi to Thottappally Kottaravalavu.

Viewing area

A specially designed viewing country has been created astatine the centre of the span alongside the walkway, which serves arsenic 1 of its main attractions.

Fisheries and Culture Minister Saji Cherian presided. H. Salam, MLA, District Collector Alex Varghese, Ambalapuzha artifact panchayat president Sheeba Rakesh and others attended the function.