Published On:October 8 2024
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Government Initiates Plans for New Bridge Construction in Kochi.
The Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, announced in the assembly on Monday that the government has begun preliminary steps to construct two new bridges parallel to the first and third Goshree bridges in Kochi. This initiative follows a request from Vypeen MLA K.N. Unnikrishnan, who highlighted the escalating traffic issues in the area and the potential development of a coastal highway in Vypeen.
Minister Riyas confirmed that instructions have been issued to the PWD's bridges wing to initiate investigative procedures for the construction of the Elamkunnapuzha-Pookkad bridge. In response to the MLA's concerns, he also noted that an investigation estimate for a bridge connecting Kalamukku Junction to Vallarpadam, parallel to the third Goshree bridge, has been submitted to the finance department. "We will bring this to the finance minister's attention to secure the necessary approval," Riyas stated.
Additionally, to facilitate the construction of a parallel bridge to the first Goshree bridge, the minister revealed that a letter has been sent to the irrigation department to obtain the required vertical and horizontal clearances. The bridges department will prepare and submit an investigation estimate based on the feedback received. Currently, there is a bridge parallel to the second Goshree bridge.
Riyas emphasized that the PWD chief engineer has been assigned the task of reviewing the procedures for all three bridge projects to ensure efficient progress.
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