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The shoddily built Palarivattom bridge is being considered for demolition

Carry Out Load Test on Palarivattom Flyover : High Court

Web Desk‌Updated: Thursday Nov 21, 2019

Kochi : The Kerala High Court asked govt to arrange for load-testing of the controversial Palarivattom bridge.

The test report is to be submitted in three-months time.

The govt can choose the parties to conduct the test, the court said.

The costs of the test shall be born by RDS company, it added.

The shoddily built flyover developed gaping cracks within 3 years of its commissioning and is being considered for demolition. It is presently closed to the traffic at a time, when traffic logjams are a pain to the stretch. The construction was carried out by RDS company.

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