Bridge, cemetery issues haunt road widening project
The Hindu
Design submitted by PWD (Bridges Wing) to KRFB kept in abeyance, pending decision on the two aspects
The much-delayed project to widen the Thammanam-Pullepady Road and to extend it to M.G. Road and the NH Bypass has been caught in yet another glitch, with a conclusive decision awaited on constructing an overbridge at Kathrikadavu and widening the road without disrupting a Jewish cemetery.
This has resulted in the alignment and design submitted over a month ago by the PWD (Bridges Wing) to the Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) being kept in abeyance, pending a final decision on the two key aspects, it is learnt.
The three-decade-old proposal to develop the road to augment east-west connectivity in Kochi had picked up pace during the past few months, with the Kochi Corporation, PWD, and the KRFB making joint efforts.
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