Two Calcutta bridges to undergo health audit : CMDA

Two bridges, one around 90 years old and another about 75 years old, will undergo a health audit after a preliminary inspection by engineers of the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) found that the bridges have weakened over the years.

The two bridges — Dhanodhanya running next to Uttirna auditorium in Alipore and the old Kidderpore bridge — handle fair to heavy traffic almost every day, said CMDA engineers.

Both the bridges have canals flowing under them, said the engineer.

“We conducted an inspection of the bridges in January. The condition of both looked very weak. We felt there is a need for a detailed health audit of the two structures,” said a CMDA engineer.