Maravoor Bridge to be thrown open to traffic today
The Hindu
PWD successfully conducts load test on the restored slab
Connectivity to the international airport here will get restored on Friday afternoon as engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) successfully conducted load test on the restored sunken slab of the Maravoor Bridge across the Phalguni. Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra in a communique here said that a formal notification allowing vehicular movement will be issued on Friday after he gets reports from the PWD. The load test was successfully conducted on Thursday, Dr. Rajendra said. PWD Executive Engineer S. Yashvanth Kumar said that load test was conducted with trucks carrying loads up to 70 tonnes and the result was positive. No disturbances were found in the structure during the test. All categories of vehicles will be allowed to pass through the bridge at 4 p.m. on Friday.
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