Old Pamban bridge stability issue sorted out

New rail bridge is expected to be thrown open by next March

All the stability issues with the century-old Pamban rail bridge have been set right and rail traffic can continue on it till the new bridge under construction is commissioned, said Southern Railway General Manager John Thomas.

After inspecting the old bridge and new bridge under construction along with Divisional Railway Manager P. Ananth here on Friday, Mr. Thomas said that railway officials had attended to the stability problems in the old bridge, detected by the continuous health monitoring system (CHMS) installed in the bridge by Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. Officials led by Chief Engineer (Bridges), along with the DRM, attended to the problems, Mr. Thomas said.