Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Repairs Underway After Canal Bridge Section Collapses on Guntur-Chirala Road
Part of an old bridge near Guntur broke and collapsed.
The bridge crosses the Chebrolu-Kommuru canal.
Workers have started repairing it.
Heavy vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes cannot use the bridge for now.
Police are helping manage traffic.
New steel beams are being brought from Hyderabad.
The beams are expected within two days.
Officials say they will finish the repairs as quickly as possible.
A section of the old brick-built arch bridge collapsed two days ago.
The damaged bridge is on the Guntur-Chirala road over the Chebrolu-Kommuru canal.
Vehicles weighing more than 12 tonnes are temporarily prohibited from using the bridge.
New 16-metre-long steel girders have been ordered from Hyderabad.
Officials say repairs will be completed quickly while coordinating traffic movement with police.
- Who
- The Roads and Buildings executive engineer C Viswanatha Reddy and repair workers are overseeing the work, with police coordinating traffic.
- What
- Repairs are underway after part of an old canal bridge collapsed.
- When
- The collapse occurred two days before the statement; the girders are expected within two days.
- Where
- On the Guntur-Chirala road at kilometre 15/8, over the Chebrolu-Kommuru canal.
- Why
- The bridge was damaged, and a portion of its left side collapsed.
- Bridge
- Chebrolu-Kommuru canal bridge
- Road
- Guntur-Chirala road
- Location
- Kilometre 15/8
- Bridge type
- Old brick-built arch bridge
- Traffic restriction
- Vehicles weighing more than 12 tonnes are not permitted
- Replacement material
- 16-metre-long steel girders
- Girders source
- Hyderabad
- Expected arrival
- Within two days