Work on constructing a four-lane wide bridge across the Buckingham Canal on the Tiruvottiyur-Ponneri-Panchetti (TPP) Road is nearing completion. The concrete structure of the 533-metre-long bridge is ready and the approach ramps are now under construction.
Sources in the Highways Department said the cost of the civil work was estimated at ₹42 crore with the government sanctioning ₹58.64 crore for the entire project, which was taken up in 2016.
The Highways Department had to redesign 18 of the 28 pillars because of fuel pipelines and water mains running beneath the structure. “The lines were found at a depth of around 2 metres and so could not be shifted as they cover the entire length of the road,” said an official.
