Army engineers completed repairs and restorations of the Thondamanaru bridge in Jaffna peninsula on Monday which was in a dilapidated condition after it was blasted by Tiger terrorists in 1987.
The Thondamannaru bridge in the Jaffna peninsula that was damaged by the LTTE in 1987 during Operation Vadamarachchi was in a dilapidated condition for the last 20 years. Following instructions from Northern Army Commander Major General G.A.Chandrasiri, Army engineers restored this bridge within two weeks and opened it for traffic on Monday. The first to roll over the restored bridge was an Army tank.
An additional detour was used until now for traffic.
The new bridge can bear 35 tons and is 330 feet in length and 40 feet in width. It took about two weeks for the completion of repairs following an initiative by Army Engineers on Commander Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna Major General G.A. Chandrasiri’s directive.
The new bridge named Mabey Johnson Compact 200 Bridge was opened on Monday morning following a religious ceremony attended by clergy and senior officers of the Engineers Regiment.
The Thondamannaru bridge in the Jaffna peninsula that was damaged by the LTTE in 1987 during Operation Vadamarachchi was in a dilapidated condition for the last 20 years. Following instructions from Northern Army Commander Major General G.A.Chandrasiri, Army engineers restored this bridge within two weeks and opened it for traffic on Monday. The first to roll over the restored bridge was an Army tank.
An additional detour was used until now for traffic.
The new bridge can bear 35 tons and is 330 feet in length and 40 feet in width. It took about two weeks for the completion of repairs following an initiative by Army Engineers on Commander Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna Major General G.A. Chandrasiri’s directive.
The new bridge named Mabey Johnson Compact 200 Bridge was opened on Monday morning following a religious ceremony attended by clergy and senior officers of the Engineers Regiment.
