Load test: Durgapur Bridge to be shut from today for 52 hours
Kolkata: The Durgapur Bridge, also known as Derozio Setu, which connects New Alipore and Chetla, will be closed from Saturday 2 pm to Monday 6 am for the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority to conduct a load test as part of the overall condition assessment of the bridge.
Movement of all types of vehicles will be restricted. North-bound vehicles will be diverted from New Alipore traffic island and south-bound vehicles will be diverted from the crossing of Alipore Road and Gobinda Auddy Road.
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n Dec, a fire broke out in the slum below the bridge, severely damaging a few stretches on the underbelly of the bridge. Since then, the movement of heavy vehicles have been barred on the bridge.
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"With Majerhat Bridge running at full capacity and trucks likely to be barred on the Dhana Dhanye Setu and Zeerut Bridge, this work needs to be completed early to allow the smooth flow of traffic," said an officer from the Southwest Traffic Guard, adding there will be extra deployment of cops on the narrower Tollygunge Circular Road.
Autos will be redirected using the Chetla Lock Gate Bridge. "If required, we will reroute some Behala-bound vehicles through Karunamoyee and BL Shah Road," said an officer from Tollygunge Traffic Guard.
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The KMDA earlier found that the scalded Durgapur Bridge allowed moisture from the concrete to evaporate, leaving the bridge's superstructure brittle. Carbon wrapping work was recommended on the fire-affected girders to further strengthen the bridge and prevent corrosion.
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