The Tamil Nadu National Highways Wing, along with help from the state highways department worked overnight to restore traffic along the road between Udhagamandalam and Gudalur after an old bridge near Mel Gudalur began showing signs of excessive damage on August 12
According to officials, the bridge was being replaced with a newer structure, and traffic was still using the older bridge till its completion, when portions of the bridge’s foundation came loose and the structural integrity of the bridge became compromised.
