Phaphamau: Prayagraj: The important Phaphamau bridge reopened before the May 1 deadline. Allahabad News – Times of India

Prayagraj: There is good news for the residents of the city who are facing difficulties in commuting. Teliarganj And Shantipuram (Fafamau) for the last 28 days, as the district authorities have decided to open Prayagrajthe busiest fafamau Bridge after completion of repair work on Prayagraj-Lucknow highway from Friday.
The district administration had closed vehicular movement on the Phaphamau bridge road from April 1 to April 30 and was to reopen the bridge on May 1. After assessing the repair work, the bridge will be opened for commuters from Friday morning.
District Magistrate (Prayagraj) Sanjay Kumar Khatri told TOI, “The Phaphamau bridge will be opened for commuters from Friday after the repair work is completed. We had earlier announced closure of the vehicular movement on the bridge from April 1 to 30, but when we saw that the repair work has been completed successfully, we are going to open it two days before the deadline.
Thousands of commuters, including office goers, daily commuters, school children and passengers of roadways/private buses, have breathed a sigh of relief with the opening of the Phaphamau bridge road.
After the closure of the Phaphamau bridge for heavy vehicles such as buses and trucks by the district authorities, these vehicles were diverted from the city to reach Phaphamau via an Andhawa bend, while for the movement of light heavy vehicles such as cars and two others on the Ganges river. Pontoon bridges were built. SUV.
However, bikes and two-wheelers were allowed to pass through the Phaphamau bridge.
Commuters en route between Teliyarganj and Shantipuram on the Prayagraj-Lucknow highway faced daily hardships after the Phaphamau bridge was closed for repair work. Many of them had taken to social media to highlight their plight.
Commuters traveling by pontoon bridges complained of unbroken pontoon bridges making their journey miserable for the last 28 days.
Though the district traffic police officials had deployed adequate force to control the traffic on both the Phaphamau bridge and the pontoon bridges, so as to ensure smooth movement of two wheelers and four wheelers, unlevel pontoon bridges added to their woes and vehicle owners. Had to spend extra money for its maintenance. vehicle. Several vehicle owners claimed that their vehicles had malfunctioned several times and even got dents while driving on unpaved pontoon bridges.
Officials admitted that many government employees such as teachers and health workers who have to travel daily through the city Trans-Ganga Localities like Hathigaon, Kaurihar, Holagarh, Soraon and Mouima faced innumerable problems in performing their duties.