'Longer to repair RTR flyover': Cops warn of continuing jams
New Delhi/Gurugram, Oct. 24 -- The Delhi Traffic Police on Friday issued a fresh advisory on the situation at the Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Flyover, informing the public that the repair work, which started on Wednesday and led to its closure, may take another three to four days to complete.
At least three cracks were spotted on the main carriageway of the flyover late Tuesday, since when the flyover has been shut for traffic, disrupting movement across south Delhi, the airport route and commute to Gurugram.
Officers aware of the matter said that, going by the expected days of completion, vehicular movement on the flyover is unlikely to be resumed by Sunday or Monday.
A senior Delhi Traffic Police officer, who did not wish to be named, said that while the shuttering work and repair of cracked patches have nearly been completed, the drying and curing of the newly placed concrete is underway.
On Friday morning, the traffic police posted an advisory on social media about the closure of the Old RTR flyover carriageway from the IGI Airport and Gurugram towards Vasant Vihar. In Gurugram, snarls continued on a six-kilometre stretch of the NH-48, between Rajiv Chowk and Leisure Valley Park. Traffic also moved slowly near Atlas Chowk and eased up only by 10.30am.
The fresh advisory elicited sharp reactions and criticism on social media, as several motorists blamed the authorities, including the traffic police, for massive snarls extending for several kilometres towards Gurugram and Mahipalpur....
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