Ban on heavy vehicles movement on Narmada Maiya bridge

Bharuch: The district magistrate here has imposed a 15-day ban on the transportation of heavy vehicles on Narmada Maiya bridge in Bharuch from 26th May due to increasing number of accidents.

Narmada Maiya bridge is a four lane bridge connecting Bharuch and Ankleshwar. It has been functioning for 11 months.

Bharuch ST (State Transport) division office admin officer NP Patel informed that over 950 ST buses pass daily through Narmada Maiya Bridge. The notification for the ban was made by the district magistrate considering the frequent accidents on the bridge. The heavy vehicles traffic between Vadodara and Surat also used to pass through the bridge. DeshGujarat