Ahmedabad: The standing committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has approved a Rs 21.55 crore plan for the maintenance of three of the city’s aging bridges — Gandhi Bridge, Sardar Bridge, and Parikshitlal Majmudar Bridge.

The approved work includes lifting 89 spans — 38 of Gandhi Bridge, 48 of Sardar Bridge, and 3 of Parikshitlal Majmudar Bridge — and replacing the elastomeric bearings. Following the Gambhira Bridge tragedy on July 9, the state government instructed inspections of all city bridges and mandated necessary repairs. An AMC official said that due to the absence of a current rate tender, it was decided to expand the Ellis Bridge contractor’s scope to include these three bridges.

In the same meeting, the committee also approved increasing the Ellis Bridge restoration cost from Rs 26.88 crore to Rs 42.90 crore, sanctioning an additional Rs 16 crore.

The contractor has already installed new steel structural plates and seismic arresters on Gandhi Bridge, completing span lifting and bearing replacement without disrupting traffic. Bearing replacement work for Sardar Bridge and Parikshitlal Majmudar Bridge is expected to be carried out in the coming days. DeshGujarat