Bhubaneswar: The Kuakhai LHS bridge will be closed for a period of two months starting from today for urgent repair works on the National Highway 16.
Informing this, the Commissionerate Police has issued a traffic diversion for completion of the project work within the time period.
“All the vehicles coming from Bhubaneswar side towards Cuttack side shall not ply on this bridge (LHS) and shall be diverted towards middle Kuakhai bridge from 02.03.2021 to 02.05.2021,” stated the Commissionerate Police.
On Monday, the Commissionerate Police informed that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Shree Jagannath Expressways Private Limited (SJEPL) have proposed the closure of the bridge for the repair works.
“In order to facilitate the repair works for the benefit of the commuters, there is a need for diversion of the vehicles for smooth flow of traffic at aforesaid bridge on NH-16 and the approach roads for safety and security of commuters as per the feasibility report submitted by ACP Traffic, Cuttack,” it added.