Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation president P. Amrit, while talking to reporters on Friday in Patna, said the new Chiraiyantand Bridge which is still under construction would be opened for public from January 1, 2008 thus bringing immense relief to commuters who spend hours each day on the bridge due to traffic congestions.
In view of the bloated crowd due to Durga Puja festivities, the administration has temporarily opened the section of the bridge that leads to the Patna Junction, Amrit said.
The bridge will remain open till Monday after which it will once again be closed to public until its official opening on January 1, he said.
Once opened for all, the one-way bridge, from northern end to the Chiraiyantand area and from the southern end to Exhibition Road, promises to reduce traffic congestion that affects hundreds of thousands of people on a daily basis on Rajendra Nagar bridge and other links connecting Kankarbagh to the metro Patna
Source: PatnaDaily.com, 20th Oct,2007
