Palarivattom flyover work comes to standstill.

Ongoing quarry strike and delay in land acquisition have stalled Palarivattom flyover work.

'With crushed stones and manufactured sand (m-sand) not available, we had no other option but to call off the flyover’s piling work,' said a senior official of Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK).

According to the official, the focus is now on preparatory works to raise service roads to the level of the NH Bypass so that movement of vehicles is least disturbed when more parts of the NH are barricaded.

RBDCK has completed 27 piles since work began in June. The flyover is scheduled to be commissioned in December 2014, in keeping with the 18-month deadline.

THE HINDU