The Road From Morgans Gate to Jeppinamogaru (NH 66) Has Been Closed For Traffic: Check Out

The Road From Morgans Gate to Jeppinamogaru (NH 66) Has Been Closed For Traffic: Check Out

The road from Morgans Gate to Jeppinamogaru (NH 66) has been closed for traffic after Southern Railway has commenced the work on construction of the crucial twin Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) with box-pushing method on the Morgans Gate-Jeppinamogaru NH 66 Junction Road.

The ₹50 crore Morgans Gate-Jeppinamogaru 4-lane project was initiated on March 29, 2021 by Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, and Vedavyas Kamath, MLA. While Mangaluru Smart City Ltd. will provide ₹30.7 crore, Mr. Kateel will provide ₹19.87 crore from MPLAD fund for the twin RuB project under “Deposit” scheme. Under the Deposit scheme, either the State government or the local body has to bear the entire cost of the project.

Earth excavation will commence simultaneously from Jeppinamogaru as well as Mahakalipadpu. Earth has to be excavated for a depth of about 5 metres to lay the foundation for the concrete boxes which would be cast in-situ. If assessed independently, there would be four RuBs — two each under two railway lines of Shoranur-Mangalore Junction and Shoranur-Mangalore Central — under the project. With curing period of 28 days for each 9-m-long and 7-m-tall concrete box, it takes time to complete the crucial work with the train operations going on normal on the tracks above