The much-awaited construction work of second Brahamani bridge kicked off here on Tuesday, with a team of the construction company, who has been awarded the job by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), starting the soil testing work.
The officials have confirmed that the manpower has been mobilised by the construction company and the work will continue at the site uninterruptedly.
Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 21 had laid foundation stone of the much awaited second Brahamani bridge which is stated to be a six lane bridge.
Gadkari had claimed that the bridge construction will start in another 15 days. But, eyebrows were raised recently, when construction work had not started even after three months of foundation stone laying.
Amidst confusion about starting of work, a four- member team of GKC Project Pvt ltd, Hyderabad reached Rourkela on Monday and started the construction work from Tuesday at Balughat site of the city.