PRAYAGRAJ: At a time when the city is already battling the traffic chaos because of the ongoing construction work at the railway underpass at Niranjan, the repair work at the new bridge over river Yamuna is all set to start from June 1. However, thanks to the meticulous planning of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) , the probability of traffic jams has been reduced substantially.
A budget of Rs 17 crore has been approved for the repair of the bridge. Firstly, the work of changing the bearing of the bridge will be done and after that other works including replacement of the jointer will be done.
“We have already completed the work of strengthening of the main beams and now the change of bearing and other associated work needs to be done for which we have chalked out a detailed plan so that the traffic is least affected”, said project director, NHAI, Prayagraj, Pankaj Mishra.
According to Mishra, while the work for repair and associated work would be carried out at one side of the bridge, the other side of the bridge (the second road) would be open for traffic. “One side of the road would be kept open from June 1 to 8 while the second side would be closed. Likewise, alternately, week-wise either of the two sides would be kept open and closed till July 15”, he said.
The project director said that while the department has chalked out the plan till July 15, NHAI will try its level best to complete the process before the set date. The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which was constructed by in 2004 with the aim of minimizing traffic over the old bridge. The bridge runs north-south across the river Yamuna connecting the city of Prayagraj to Naini.
The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridge.
Replacing the bearing and repairing of the bridge is done every 18 to 20 years. This bridge has been in use for the past 18 years and in such a situation, the proposed repair work is important to prevent further damage to the structure. During the repairing of the new bridge, vehicles will be allowed to pass through the old bridge too which would ease out some pressure of traffic from the new bridge.
A budget of Rs 17 crore has been approved for the repair of the bridge. Firstly, the work of changing the bearing of the bridge will be done and after that other works including replacement of the jointer will be done.
“We have already completed the work of strengthening of the main beams and now the change of bearing and other associated work needs to be done for which we have chalked out a detailed plan so that the traffic is least affected”, said project director, NHAI, Prayagraj, Pankaj Mishra.
According to Mishra, while the work for repair and associated work would be carried out at one side of the bridge, the other side of the bridge (the second road) would be open for traffic. “One side of the road would be kept open from June 1 to 8 while the second side would be closed. Likewise, alternately, week-wise either of the two sides would be kept open and closed till July 15”, he said.
The project director said that while the department has chalked out the plan till July 15, NHAI will try its level best to complete the process before the set date. The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which was constructed by in 2004 with the aim of minimizing traffic over the old bridge. The bridge runs north-south across the river Yamuna connecting the city of Prayagraj to Naini.
The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridge.
Replacing the bearing and repairing of the bridge is done every 18 to 20 years. This bridge has been in use for the past 18 years and in such a situation, the proposed repair work is important to prevent further damage to the structure. During the repairing of the new bridge, vehicles will be allowed to pass through the old bridge too which would ease out some pressure of traffic from the new bridge.