Residents had been demanding pedestrian underpass Thokkottu for a long time, as they were finding it hard to cross the railway lines and reach Olapete. Southern Railway has approved the project and will construct a pedestrian underpass near Thokkottu Olapete soon.
U.T. Khader, Speaker and MLA for Mangaluru informed that the Southern Railway recently sanctioned ₹2 crore for the project. Bids to take up the project have been floated and works are likely to start shortly.
He also said that officials have assured of completing a railway underpass at Mahakalipadpu in Mangaluru at the earliest and opening it for traffic by this November.
