BENGALURU: The elevated flyover along Tumakuru Road remains closed to heavy vehicles for more than six months now but National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) seems to be in no hurry to reopen the crucial 4km corridor that links the city to at least 20 other districts of the state.
On Wednesday, bureaucrats from different agencies visited Goraguntepalya Junction, from where the flyover starts, to look at ways to decongest traffic. The team had opined that allowing heavy vehicles on Peenya flyover, which is now open to light motor vehicles (LMVs), will decongest the junction and its neighbourhood. The flyover, stretching from Goraguntepalya to Parle toll plaza and maintained by NHAI, was closed to all vehicles on December 25, 2021, after pre-stressed cables developed cracks at two pillars. The impact was immediately seen on the road below with motorists taking 2-3 hours to cover the 4km distance.
