Overbridge near Tiruchi Railway Junction to be closed for traffic from Saturday midnight

A view of the overbridge that will be demolished and replaced with a new bridge at an estimate of 11.50 crore in Tiruchi.
| Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY
The overbridge near the Railway Junction in Tiruchi will be closed for traffic from Saturday midnight to facilitate the construction of a new bridge. The district administration has announced elaborate traffic diversions in view of the closure of the bridge. The existing bridge will be demolished and a new one built in its place as part of the second stage of the multi-level overbridge. The project is being executed jointly by the Railways and the State Highways Department. The first stage of the overbridge was completed last year and it was delayed because of obstacles in land acquisition and alienation. The demolition work is expected to be a laborious process as it is situated above the the busy Tiruchi-Madurai railway line. The overbridge would run between Aristo roundabout and P&T Colony near Mannarpuram and include arms leading…