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Workers engaged in repairing the broken expansion joints on the Cauvery bridge in Tiruchi on Thursday. Currently the work is being taken up at six expansion joints where broken edges have been identified. | Photo Credit: M.
Srinathmore-inWith motorists complaining over jolts experienced by them while traversing along the Cauvery bridge in the city, the Highways department has started repairing some of the damaged expansion joints. The works have been taken up as part of the regular maintenance carried out by the department, sources said. The department had recently rebuilt the parapet of the bridge after a rehabilitation-cum-beautification of the Cauvery bridge, carried out by the Highways Department in 2015-16, drew much flak from the residents..