Shanghumughom road work will be over by Feb.: Minister

Road, damaged by waves, closed for two years

The reconstruction work of the Shanghumughom-airport road, which has been damaged due to sea erosion, will be completed in February, Transport Minister Antony Raju has said. He was speaking to presspersons after assessing the maintenance and renovation works at Shanghumughom on Wednesday. The coastal road adjacent to the Shanghumughom beach has been remaining closed for the past two years after a major portion of it was damaged by the waves.

Mr. Raju said that a permanent solution for the problem is required, rather than temporary arrangements. A diaphragm wall, made of concrete after excavating deep trenches in the ground, will be constructed. The diaphragm wall of 360 metre length and half a metre width will extend from Valiyathoppu to the old Coffee House building. Currently, the construction of a guide wall, ahead of the building of the diaphragm wall, is on. Arrangements have been made for smaller vehicles to pass through the route, even during the construction period.