A concrete bridge built at a cost of Rs 16 crore in Nanda ki Chowki, Dehradun, lost its approach road to a large collapse early Tuesday, just 17 days after it was opened to traffic. The cave-in left a wide crater that severed the bridge from the Dehradun-Paonta Sahib highway, disrupting movement between Dehradun, Vikasnagar and neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.
Officials maintained that the bridge itself remained structurally safe and that only the approach road had given way. They attributed the collapse to overnight rainfall that had eroded the soil supporting the road.
