India, March 14 -- New Delhi

The Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi will install protective height barriers to safeguard the historic Mangey Bridge connecting Red Fort with Saleemgarh Fort on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), officials aware of the development said, citing repeated damage to arches due to heavy traffic movement underneath.

The arches of the bridge were last repaired by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in July and August last year. A senior PWD official said that bids for the installation of height barriers will be opened for work on both the left and right carriageways of the ORR, until the northern arch of the bridge, which is damaged most frequently.

"The work will be completed in the next two months and it is l...