Bridge widening to end travel woes of West Kochi

KOCHI: For decades, the residents of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry had to take the long route, bypassing the narrow bridges not even wide enough for a bicycle. It is a common sight here to see people carrying bicycles on their shoulders and crossing bridges. But all that will soon be a thing of the past. The Cochin Smart Mission Limited (CSML) has started work on widening the narrow bridges as part of the smart city mission project. They have already completed the works at Sir Sayyid Muhammed Bridge across the Calvathy canal.