The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now install real-time sensors to monitor the condition of bridges on all national highways, in a bid to streamline the maintenance process and avoid future bridge collapses, according to a circular issued by it.
Condition assessment of bridges is an important requirement for carrying out preventive maintenance and repair, rehabilitation, retrofitting, and reconstruction of a bridge in time to avoid traffic disruptions and untoward incidents due to the failure of bridges, the ministry said.
