Completed a month earlier than its deadline by the Border Roads Organization (BRO), the 240ft bailey suspension bolstered bridge over Chenab in Ramban was informally thrown open for visitors on Wednesday.

The outdated bridge constructed earlier than 1960 was declared unsafe.

“Engineers and workers of the 760 BRTF Verinag were assigned the task on September 5 to de-launch the old bridge. We started the exercise on September 15 and it got over by September 30,” stated a senior official of Beacon.

“On October 1, the launching of the new bailey suspension reinforced bridge was initiated and on October 30, the project was completed, well before its scheduled deadline of November 30,” he added.

“The bridge with a load capacity of 40 tonne single vehicle at a time has a wooden decking,” the official stated.

An area from Ramban stated, “The one-lane bridge could be used for light vehicles in case of a disruption on Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Mehar and Cafeteria Morh.”

The penal-launching work was accomplished forward of the scheduled time by a Kolkata-based firm GRSE, engaged by GREF.

Ramban deputy Justice of the Peace Mussrat Islam monitored all the mission.