The damaged portion of the Hero Honda Chowk flyover, on the Jaipur to Delhi side, will remain closed from October 31 to December 1, in order to carry out repair work, where chunks of concrete had fallen, leaving a hole in the road. The traffic police have issued an advisory for the commuters.
The 1.4-km-long flyover was constructed at a cost of Rs 197 crore and was open to traffic in July 2017. Since then, it was damaged twice. "Those travelling towards Delhi from Jaipur need to take the service lane, those going towards Jaipur can continue to use the flyover, said a traffic police official.
Similarly, those travelling from Umang Bhardwaj Chowk on Pataudi Road to Jaipur or towards the Chowk coming from Delhi need to take the underpass.
The traffic police say they are geared up for the challenge. Special teams of more than fifteen traffic personnel have been deployed at the stretch under the supervision of ACP-rank officers.
A large chunk of the concrete had fallen off the surface of the flyover on Jaipur-Delhi side in May this year. Two of the four lanes of the flyover are closed to traffic since and heavy vehicles disallowed. On April 23 last, a hole had appeared in the same concrete span of the flyover.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has drawn flak for the faulty construction of the flyover. On a complaint by a local activist, an FIR has been registered against the NHAI. "As per recommendations of a three-member committee, a 15-m long and 16-m
wide portion around the damaged hole will be reinforced with steel and concrete, said an official.
"To redirect the traffic and avoid congestion, the NHAI had then proposed widening the service lanes under the flyover and create about-turns for better flow of traffic", the official added. "The NHAI has asked the Gurugram police to divert traffic to the service lanes of the highway to facilitate the repair work. The police have diverted routes for a hassle-free drive for the motorists. A special team of police personnel under the supervision of Traffic Inspector of Highways has been deployed," Himanshu Garg, DCP (Traffic), said.
