RCB to finally repair 150-year-old bridge at Transit Camp

News Reporter
RAWALPINDI: After a months-long wait, the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) finally agreed to repair more than a century-old bridge at Transit Camp connecting the cantonment with the city region.
This was decided in a meeting held at Station Headquarters with Station Commander Brigadier Sulman Nazar in the chair. The meeting was attended by Divisional Superintendent Railways Inamullah, commissioner’s representative Mazhar Nadeem, representative of Punjab’s minister for parliamentary affairs and senior officials of the RCB and district administration.
It was decided that the Punjab government would provide funds for the repair work to connect Ratta Amral (city area) to Raja Akram Shaheed Road in Cantt near Transit Camp while RCB would do the repair work.
Pakistan Railways Divisional Superintendent Inamullah informed the meeting that the condition of the bridge was dilapidated and it was in dire of need repair work. He added that it was the responsibility of the civic authority to do the job.
According to the railways official, the bridge will remain closed for heavy traffic following the repair work as it would extend its life. He said that if the heavy traffic stopped plying on the bridge then it would remain operational for the next 25 years.
After a detailed discussion with local engineers of the RCB and district administration, it was decided to start the repair work and impose a ban on heavy traffic on the bridge.