The decision to construct the motorway was taken based on the report of the British railway engineers concluding that the mauritian railway lines would have cost Rs 35 millions to be modernised in addition to a yearly loss of Rs 4 millions for its maintenance. In 1955, after certain discussions with the Colonial Office, the …
Many of us go by this road very often but we might not have given it consideration. These narrow stone walls at the exit of the ‘Sugar Road’ towards Sadally is actually an old railway bridge! ‘M.R A.D 1924’ – Mauritius Railways A.D 1924 written on it. It is said that this bridge was supposed …
Built in 1934, the Tamarin steel Bridge is inevitable for anyone trying to reach the village of Tamarin from the north entrance. This iconic bridge crosses the Tamarin River and is approximately 50 meters in length. The bridge is quite narrow somehow and vehicles above 10 tons are not permitted over it. Quite similar to …
Since the early colonial days up to now, Mauritius has known many improvements and additions in the road network. In the beginning there were barely very few roads and the rest was natural forest. Little by little, whilst civilisation began to grow towards the centre of the island the road network as well began to …
The Mahebourg Cavendish Bridge began construction in 1908 to be completed and inaugurated in 1911. The Bridge bears the name of Cavendish because of the governor Cavendish Bhoyle who was presiding during that time. So, before that there wasn’t any bridge? Yes there was! This bridge has for main purpose to link the Mahebourg Village …
Found in the South of Mauritius, the Rivière des Anguilles Bridge is quite a magnificent and well known bridge today. Over its famous river, it was initially a wooden bridge during the early British occupation and was primarily used to allow the passage of ox-driven carts and stage coaches as indicated on a tourism panel …