Under pressure to fail to reopen the Gorguntepalya flyover, which has now been closed for motorists for 50 days, officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) say they are on the verge of fixing the problem. are on.
NHAI Chief General Manager MK Vathor said the flyover would be opened within a week. The load test reports were currently under evaluation, he said.
Meanwhile, Dasarahalli MLA R. Manjunath has accused the NHAI officials of playing with the lives of the general public by taking more time to reopen the flyover. “Every day an ambulance carrying patients gets stuck in a traffic jam. Will NHAI take the responsibility of loss of life? It is jammed for kilometers. It’s been close to 50 days and NHAI is not giving any date of reopening. MLA said, I am going to raise this issue in the assembly session Hindu,
He has sought the intervention of the state government in this matter. “Tumakuru Road connects Bengaluru with more than 20 districts, and excessive delays are causing great hardship to the general public,” he said.
Motorists, who have commuted to and from work and other places, are fed up with the hours spent in traffic now that the third wave of COVID-19 is on the decline. The travel time of those driving in other districts has increased from one to two hours. “The general public is facing trouble daily but the authorities are unable to fix the problem. During peak hours, it takes hours to reach the office. On some stretches, traffic is allowed only on the service road,” said Anant K., a motorist who uses the stretch regularly.
Police say NHAI officials are not committed to fixing a date for reopening the flyover. “They are claiming that their experts are evaluating the results of the load test. We are hoping that in a day or two they can take a decision on opening the flyover.
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