Thondamanaru bridge restored

JAFFNA: 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.

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.