The proposal to construct a new bridge at Vallakkadavu across the Parvathy Puthanar has received a shot in the arm with the State government giving administrative sanction for the construction of the bridge with a revised estimate of ₹39.8 crore.
The bridge connecting Thiruvananthapuram city with the coastal area and the Thiruvananthapuram airport has been in a shambles for quite sometime. Further, the project to construct a new bridge was hanging fire for a long time for various reasons.
In 2022, the Public Works department built a temporary bridge adjacent to the old bridge to ensure that the traffic was unaffected during the time of work and sanctioned ₹5 crore for constructing the new bridge. However, authorities later revised the project with an outlay of ₹39.80 crore, including the cost for land acquisition.
In a statement, Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas said the department will take necessary measures to complete the work on the bridge at the earliest.
