The damaged Kuakhai left-hand side (LHS) bridge here would be closed for the movement of vehicles for two months due to urgent repair works on the portion of National Highway-16.
All vehicles coming from Bhubaneswar towards Cuttack would not ply on the LHS bridge and shall be diverted towards the middle Kuakhai bridge from Tuesday till May 2, said the Twin City Commissionerate police in a tweet. “In order to facilitate the repair works for the benefit of the commuters, there is a need for diversion of the vehicles for smooth flow of traffic at aforesaid bridge on NH-16 and the approach roads for safety and security of commuters as per the feasibility report submitted by the Cuttack Traffic ACP,” said a notification by police.