Ludhiana: After repeatedly failed to hire a contractor to reconstruct the old bridge near Chang Cinema, the Civic body had floated tenders for the seventh time and decided to consult with officials from PWD (B & R) to get success.
It has been studied that a lower estimate for this project is the main reason behind failure, because contractors are not ready to take jobs at low prices.
One official claimed that they had calculated the costs to become Rs 7 Crore, but it was cut down to Rs 5.84 Crore.
He said the contractor was not ready to work at this cost because at least 14 wells of almost 30 feet-in-to-be built.
He said it was difficult to get the contractor at this level, and they had asked the senior authority at Chandigarh to revise the estimation, but they asked to solve it through an agent who had prepared the project design.
When the agency refused to revise the estimation according to the demands of the contractor, officials thought to involve PWD.
Superintending engineers from the MC bridge and Jalan Tirath Bansal Department said, “We have taken another chance with a floating tender again and will consult with PWD officials on Tuesday.” Residents of Salem Tabri, Richa Sharma, said, “We suffer greatly.
Only two wheels can pass this bridge and for four wheels, there is another bridge in the distance, but it creates obstacles in a smooth traffic flow.
There must be a direct bridge so commuter Not disturbed.
“The problem of polls because this bridge cannot be reconstructed in the past five years, it can be a major political problem in the northern constituency.
On Tuesday, activists Kumar Gaurav will protest against the MLA Rakesh Pandey area and MC officials because of their failure, and Akali Dal and BJP will also take this problem.
Project Filin 2011, the flyover was declared unsafe for commuting because it was more than 100 years and the brick beneath it had begun to fall.
The Civic body decided to close it for heavy traffic in 2018 when some parts of Gill Chowk Flyover were damaged.
Some efforts made to reconstruct this blanket do not produce results.
In the past four years, officials continue to postpone projects, quoting funds shortages.
And now when the tender is floating, they still don’t understand whether the project will see light on the day or not.