A bridge that connects Alipore with Kalighat over Tolly’s Nullah has come under the scanner for poor health. Engineers, who conducted a health study of Kalighat bridge, have concluded that replacing the structure with a new one would be ideal.
The engineers have said that the bridge was too weak to bear heavy load and some of its steel reinforcements had undergone heavy corrosion, prompting them to recommend its replacement.
They have said that for now small vehicles can ply on it but only after adequate repairs of the 45-year-old structure.
“Kalighat is the only bridge out of the nine that have been scanned where we have asked the consulting agency that conducted the health study to suggest the cost of building a new one,” said a senior engineer of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA).
