The reconstruction of the Alappuzha-Changanassery (AC) road is inching closer to completion. According to officials, about 85% of the project has been completed.
As per the original plan, the project, which is aimed at preventing flooding of the road during the monsoon season, should have been completed by now. As the work is still not over, the government extended the deadline to March 2024. The project got delayed after the government took time to approve the revised estimate for the construction of the Pallathuruthy bridge and slow progress in the construction of the Muttar bridge. The Pandarakalam flyover, though completed, has not yet been opened to traffic due to a delay in increasing the height of the Kerala State Electricity Board’s transmission tower in the area.
“Except for the Pallathuruthy bridge, all the other works related to the AC road reconstruction will be completed before the March deadline. The construction of the Muttar bridge has almost been completed. Asphalting of an eight-kilometre stretch of the road is pending, which will be carried out in the coming weeks if weather permits. Piling work in water for the construction of the Pallathuruthy bridge has also been started,” said an official.
