Seven Engineers Suspended Over $2.3M Bhopal Bridge With Dangerous 90-Degree Turn
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Summary
A $2.3 million bridge in Bhopal, India, designed with a nearly 90-degree turn, has gone viral for its bizarre engineering flaw. Seven engineers have been suspended, a retired official is under investigation, and the construction firms involved have been blacklisted. The 648-meter Rail Over Bridge (ROB) was intended to connect Mahamai Ka Bagh and New Bhopal to ease congestion but instead became an example of failed infrastructure planning.
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In India, seven engineers just got suspended for designing exactly that.
A brand-new $2.3 million bridge in Bhopal, India, is going viral—not because it solved traffic, but because it bends at nearly a 90-degree angle.
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