Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: The Traffic is being restored on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway tomorrow as the NHAI has completed alternative causeway type bridge over river Tarnah near Dyalachak and Chadwal towns in district Kathua.
Official sources said that highway which was earlier being restored on August 25, could not be made operational as on the intervening night of August 23-24, heavy flood in Tarnah washed away a major portion of causeway type bridge. This happened perhaps for the fourth time.
Project Director, Jammu-Lakhanpur section of National Highway, Yashpal Jadon said that this causeway-type bridge, nearly 500 mt in length now finally has been completed. “We had shortage of big pipes which were procured from Ludhiana in Punjab. Over 150 pipes were used to raise this culvert type bridge” he added.
The PD said tomorrow, he along with team of engineers will visit the bridge site at Dyalachak and after having on the spot assessment will allow movement of light and medium passenger vehicles (Minibuses). He said after one week, the movement of buses and heavy vehicles will also be allowed. Jadon said the cemented layers will take some time to get strengthened and one week time will be sufficient for the purpose.
Meanwhile, official sources said that it may take at least five months time to restore about 60 mt portion of damaged bridge on National Highway near Dyalachak on July 19. A team of experts from NHAI also visited this site few days ago and suggested measures with regard to restoration work over the damaged bridge portion.
This 580 mts long bridge was constructed hardly 12 years ago by ITD Cementation India Ltd, which had engaged G-Engg Advisory Services as consultants. About 60 years old bridge on this river, adjoining the damaged one, has been dismantled for constructing another six-lane bridge for Delhi-Katra Expressway. This was the only bridge rendering service to the two-way traffic on this National Highway.
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