Irang Bailey bridge reopens traffic for light vehicles
IFP Bureau10 Aug 2022
Besides light vehicles, including small trucks like Tata 407, all other types of empty vehicles are allowed to cross the newly reopened bridge, as per sources.
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Besides light vehicles, including small trucks like Tata 407, all other types of empty vehicles are allowed to cross the newly reopened bridge, as per sources.
The Irang Bailey Bridge collapsed on May 12, 2022 after the swift current of the river washed away its foundation. And Works Minister Govindas Konthoujam had assured to make the bridge ready for public use by July 15. But in vain.
A pick-up truck plunged into a deep gorge measuring more than 100 feet between Barak Bridge and Puiluanh village along NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam Road) on Friday.
The contractor and authorities concerned allegedly did not blacktop the road at the bituminous layer of 20 mm thick and standard as per the guidelines.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that Rs 410.68 crore has been sanctioned for tho widening work to two-lane with paved shoulders of Imphal to Jiribam section of NH-37 near Khongsang and Puilon village (Pkg-5) on EPC mode.
Every vehicle that passes through NH-2 (Imphal Dimapur road) and NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam road), which are Naga dominated areas, has to pay tax for no reason, CPI national executive member M Nara said.
The chief minister informed that he had requested the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Committee(NHIDCL) to complete Makru and Barak RCC bridges by mid-January next year and Irang bridge by December next year.
Massive landslides triggered by heavy rainfall cut off parts of Imphal-Jiribam road of the National Highway (NH) 37 in Manipur on Sunday.