India, Oct. 22 -- The old Rao Tula Ram (RTR) flyover on the Outer Ring Road, heading towards Vasant Vihar from Delhi airport, has been closed to traffic for repair work after cracks appeared at two locations, spilling traffic onto alternate routes and causing massive snarls.

The Public Works Department (PWD) began the repair work on Wednesday, and an officer said the Delhi Traffic Police issued a traffic advisory.

The repair is expected to be completed by October 26, while vehicular movement on the flyover is likely to start by October 27.

Until then, traffic from Delhi airport, Gurugram, and Dwarka heading to Vasant Vihar and Chirag Delhi has been diverted onto the service road adjoining the RTR flyover and other alternate routes, the...