Work on Thirumudivakkam bridge nearing completion

Construction of last span is likely to be completed in another month

Work on the bridge across the surplus channel of the tank at Thirumudivakkam is nearing completion. The water course cuts across the Pallavaram-Thiruneermalai-Thirumudivakkam Road. “It was a pipe culvert earlier and the stretch was flooded in 2015 and 2017 since the culvert could not carry the excess water, which is why we have converted it into a minor bridge with six spans. This will allow a two-way traffic,” said a source in the Highways Department, which took up the work with an estimate of ₹1.8 crore. Although the work began in 2020, lockdown delayed the project. “We have already allowed two-way traffic on the side that has been completed. The last span is to be taken up shortly. It is likely to take a month to finish the work,” said an engineer associated with the project.