The recently inaugurated Ramdaspeth Canal Bridge in Nagpur is set to be temporarily closed by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for a minimum of 10 days to finalize pending construction tasks, as per a report from local media. Sunny Infra, the construction company, has sought authorization from NMC’s Public Works Department to temporarily halt traffic on University Library Square and Ramdaspeth Canal Road to facilitate the completion of the bridge’s remaining side work over Nag River.
Additionally, NMC will shut down Ramdaspeth Canal road to align its level with that of the bridge’s carriageway.
In the meantime, Pune-based T&T Infra will start launching girders on the newly under construction bridge across the Nag River at Panchsheel Square that connects north and south Nagpur within a couple of days.
Notably, the new bridge at Ramdaspeth was thrown open for traffic partially on February 1. The bridge had been closed for around two years after a portion of it washed away due to flooding in Nag River.
As only one side of the bridge is completed, NMC had allowed only two- wheelers and three-wheelers’ movement on the bridge to avoid congestion. The bridge is crucial for smooth connectivity and easing congestion in the mid section of the city.
NMC officials at that had said work on the second part of the bridge would be completed by March end. Slab work is on, after which approaches and tarring would be done. Construction of retaining walls also is in full swing.