Flyover repair set to hit traffic on Ring Road

NEW DELHI: Lakhs of commuters using Ring Road and its interconnecting flyovers — right from Dhaula Kuan to AIIMS and further ahead, are set to face major traffic inconveniences as repair work is to begin on a section of the Bhikaji Cama Place flyover that has subsided. The repair work is to last about a month, during which the flyover will be shut down, a senior police officer said on Friday.

“In an unanimous decision taken at a meeting held with senior officers of Public Works Department, Traffic Police and DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation), it was decided to close the entire (Bhikaji Cama) flyover within a couple of days for vehicular movement in view of the repair work,” Special Commissioner (Traffic) Ajay Kashyap told IANS.

“The decision was taken on Thursday during a meeting with representatives of all the agencies to prevent any untoward mishap as the ramp of the Bhikaji flyover has developed a visible crack since the last few days,” Kashyap said.

The repair work has been given to DMRC by the PWD as the ramp came down due to the ongoing construction of an underground Metro Station, police said.

Kashyap blamed PWD for “faulty engineering” as there are no other roads available to divert the traffic.

“We have no other roads to shift vehicular movements, no option to divert the traffic to other leading roads as it they are already packed with heavy volume of vehicular movement during peak hours. Thousands of commuters who daily use the flyover at Bhikaji Cama Place, will have to face major traffic inconvenience for a month duringtherepairwork,”thespecial commissioner said. IANS