The much-awaited road over bridge at Lalgudi was thrown open fro traffic on Friday providing a vital link to residents of the town from western to eastern sides.
The construction of the bridge, which was taken up about five years ago, witnessed a series of impediments and remained suspended for about a year mid-way before it was resumed last year.
The bridge is bound to be a boon to road users as it avoids the railway level crossing which remains closed for more than 20 times a day.
According to residents, work on providing service road on both sides of the bridge should be taken up at once. M. Puyalavan, a trader, said the work on the bridge could be considered complete only if a service road is provided. Official sources said the work on the service road could be taken up as and when electric poles were cleared. For, quality tar road could be provided only if the lamp poles are completely shifted. Further, the tri-junction point at Lalgudi has been witnessing traffic snarls. Sources said that acquisition of land should be expedited for the construction of a round-about at the tri-junction. Presently, the traffic snarls have been affecting the smooth movement of vehicles particularly buses and trucks. The bridge, measuring 450 metres in length, has been constructed with 21 spans with 16.6 metres each.
