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288 Bridges built on State Highways in Uttarakhand will be Upgraded

  • 13 Apr 2023
  • 2 min read

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According to information received from the media on 10 April 2023, 288 single-lane bridges built on state highways in Uttarakhand will be upgraded to one and a half lanes. In this regard, orders have been issued by R.K. Sudhanshu, Principal Secretary of the State Public Works Department (PWD).

Key Points

  • It is known that last year, on the instructions of the government, the Public Works Department conducted a safety audit of 2518 out of 3262 bridges across the state. In the safety audit conducted in five zones of the state, 36 bridges were found unsafe for traffic.
  • Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu said that given the strategic vision and increasing pressure of traffic in the state, the state government has decided to increase the load capacity of the bridges.
  • By upgrading these 288 single-lane B loading category bridges of the state to A category, their load capacity will also be increased. A total budget provision of Rs 19.23 crore has been made on these. In the first phase, Rs 12.73 crore has been released for 182 bridges.
  • Funds have been released for 12 bridges in Uttarkashi district, 19 bridges in Chamoli district, 10 bridges in Rudraprayag, 25 bridges in Dehradun, 3 bridges in Pauri, 4 bridges in Pithoragarh, 2 bridges in Bageshwar, 7 bridges in Almora, 3 bridges in Champawat, 11 bridges in Nainital and 8 bridges in Udham Singh Nagar.
  • Total number of sanctioned bridges -
Uttarkashi 13
Chamoli 38
Rudraprayag 12
Dehradun 25
Pauri 06
Pithoragarh 09
Bageshwar 03
Almora 47
Champawat 10
Nainital 11
Udham Singh Nagar 08
Total 182

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