Siliguri Metropolitan Police halted movement of two-wheelers on the Balason river bridge here from Friday as the work to install a Bailey bridge started on the site.
“From Friday morning, even two-wheelers are not allowed on the bridge. This is because work has started to set up the Bailey bridge. The bridge is likely to be ready by the first week of December. Till then, only pedestrians can use the bridge by walking on the footpath. They should however, maintain discipline as work is in progress,” said a senior police officer.
Since October 20, traffic on the bridge on NH31 was stopped after one of its pillars tilted and a part of its concrete plank sank under the impact of the swollen Balason river following downpour.
