THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The hardships of Kochiites will continue till the Supreme Court decides its stance on the future of the Palarivattom flyover, said Public Works Minister G Sudhakaran. Replying to the submission of P T Thomas, MLA, who sought an early decision on reopening the flyover, during zero hour in the assembly, the minister said the state government has got two expert opinions. One suggested to reinforce the flyover. But even after reinforcement, the flyover will only have a life of 10 years.
The report submitted by ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan suggested constructing a new bridge by retaining the basement of the existing flyover. If that is done, the flyover will have a life of around 100 years. So the state government had entrusted the DMRC to go ahead with its proposal three months ago. But a batch of petitions were filed in the High Court challenging the decision of the state government.
