A flyover in Kochi city, constructed by spending Rs 42 crore and commissioned in October 2016, now requires restoration work worth Rs 18.5 crores.
The Palarivattom flyover on the NH by-pass in Kochi, which was designed by a Bengaluru-based firm, was constructed with an estimated life of about 100 years.
But it developed cracks within two months and was closed for traffic this May. It would require at least ten more months for the restoration work, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday.
‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan and experts from IIT Madras inspected the flyover and suggested that massive restoration works were required.
