Bhubaneswar: Vehicles moving towards Chandikhole in Jajpur district from Cuttack on the National Highway-16 will be diverted at Birupa bridge for three days starting tomorrow for the load testing work being carried out by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police today released a notification in this regard informing the commuters for careful drive on the above mentioned route.

"In order to facilitate the load testing work for benefit of the commuters, there is need for diversion of the vehicles for smooth flow of traffic at Birupa LHS bridge on the NH-16 and the approach roads for safety and security of commuters as per the feasibility report submitted by the ACP Traffic, Cuttack vide the letter dated December 2, 2020," the notification stated.

As per the release, all the vehicles coming from Cuttack side towards Chandikhole shall not ply on the Birupa bridge (LHS) and shall be diverted towards middle bridge from December 12 to December 14, 2020.

The following traffic diversion shall be undertaken for completion of the project work within the period as mentioned in the notification.