The Tallah bridge is not even fit for pedestrian movement and should ideally be shut down, this is what a consultant who studied the health of the bridge had recommended.
The highways division of engineering subsidiary RITES had flagged the problem after an inspection in late August.
Engineers from the state public works department, railways and RITES conducted joint inspections later and even they couldn’t ignore RITES’ recommendation.
However, the government has decided to allow only small vehicles, such as cars and motorcycles, to ply on the bridge as a temporary measure. Metro spoke to engineers from the railways and the PWD who inspected the bridge, a key link between Calcutta and its northern fringes, and this is what they had to say about its condition.
