The new deadline for the completion of Hancock Bridge is now set at June 15.  The deadline to open the bridge has already been extended several times. The most recent was before May 31. But, now the bridges department has expressed its inability to meet the deadline and says it will take another 15 days. The work of Carnac Bridge depends on Hancock Bridge, which has been under construction for two years after the first deadline. 

The 148-year-old Hancock Bridge was demolished in 2016 after being declared dilapidated. It is the key link for east-west connectivity. The construction began in 2019 and the bridge was supposed to be completed in 2020.