PANAJI: In a move that is expected to cause more chaos, the State administration has decided to shut the two Mandovi bridges for intermittent intra-day intervals for four days from Saturday.
An official government release issued on Thursday evening, however did not give any reason for the closure of the bridges.
One lane of the new Mandovi bridge, the one on eastern side, will be closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday from 6 am to 6 pm and from 11 pm to 6 am the next day.
On Sunday both the bridges will be shut. The new Mandovi bridge will be shut from 6.30 am to 7.30 am and the old bridge will be shut from 7.30 am to 8.30 am, according to an official press release issued by Information Department.Further on Monday and Tuesday, one lane of the old Mandovi bridge will remain shut from 6 am to 6 pm and 11 pm to 6 am, the press release said.
The closures on these four days is expected to cause chaos and traffic cops will have their task cut out to control and direct the flow of traffic, especially at a time when schools are conducting examinations.
