India, March 7 -- New Delhi

The Public Works Department (PWD) is set to conduct structural safety and stability assessment of the Signature Bridge over Yamuna downstream in northeast Delhi's Wazirabad, officials said. The department has issued a tender for a consultant to conduct inspections, recommend non-destructive testing, prepare a five-year maintenance plan and submit preliminary cost estimates

"We will be hiring experts for a structural safety and stability assessment of the bridge along with a detailed maintenance methodology and cost estimates for the next five years. This has not been done even once in the last seven years since the bridge was opened to the public," a PWD official said.

A senior PWD official said the developm...