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When the 48-km-long Palayamkottai – Thoothukudi stretch was upgraded into four-lane in 2013, a new bridge was constructed across the Tamirabharani near Vallanaadu as the existing bridge was narrow. | Photo Credit: N.
Rajeshmore-inA huge hole that suddenly developed in the four-year-old bridge across the Tamirabharani at Vallanaadu on the Palayamkottai – Thoothukudi National Highway on Thursday night has shocked motorists as it is capable of triggering serious accidents. The drivers were asked to cautiously take the Thoothukudi – Palayamkottai stretch between Vallanaadu and Murappanaadu. “After four lorries carrying components of a wind turbine generators, crossed this point the hole has developed. “A huge hole developing in a four-year-old bridge on a National Highway tells us clearly the quality of materials used to construct the bridge on this busy thoroughfare and the contractor’s commitment in laying this stretch..