The construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase with the launching of composite girders onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
According to the Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway, the bridge got commissioned and the remaining work will be completed by the end of June. The bridge on the ‘B’ line [of the ‘A’ and ‘B’ twin single line between Ettimadai - Walayar] offers a 60 feet wide and 20 feet high passage underneath the track for the elephants to cross through, said the Division.
The works were carried out by blocking traffic via the ‘B’ line for 12 hours on June 11 — by diverting all the trains via the ‘A’ line and not cancelling passenger trains.
