Work on Pamban new railway bridge project to complete by February 2024

Construction work on the new Pamban railway bridge is expected to be completed by February 2024. The project involves the construction of a new 2.05 km long bridge near Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu in lieu of the existing Scherzer rolling lift bridge on the Mandapam-Pamban rail line. It entails an investment of Rs 5.6 billion and will be a vertical lift bridge.