Mangalore, June 14: Four days after the embankment on southern end of Nethravati Bridge on National Highway on the outskirts of the city caved in, the heavy vehicular traffic has resumed on Tuesday.
As a result of embankment collapse on June 10, the heavy vehicles such as trucks and bullet tankers had been diverted on the highway at Mahaveera Circle to reach Thokkottu via B C Road and Konaje.
The vehicles were allowed on the bridge at night as there was less traffic. Buses and other vehicles had been allowed to ply on the bridge. Light vehicles and passenger buses used to ply on a single lane at one end of the bridge, as part of precautionary measures for last four days.
However, on Tuesday morning both heavy and light vehicles entered the long bridge from both sides. The war footing repair-work was carried out by 'Navayug' company.
P N Gawasane, Project Director, National Highways Authority of India, Mangalore, confirmed that the bridge was safe. People need not be apprehensive about the safety of the bridge, he said.
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