Heavy vehicles ply on Dindoshi flyover after gantry blocking them vanishes

A hilarious yet sad state of affairs continues to emerge at the Dindoshi flyover in Goregaon (East). The recently repaired southbound stretch of the flyover, which the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) had only allowed light vehicles to use, has opened up to heavy vehicles as well. What is worse is that MSRDC has no clue about this.

After a team from IIT-Bombay analysed that nine slabs of the southbound stretch had developed cracks, the patch was put under repairs — that too after delays and ego battles between MSRDC and the Traffic police. The bridge was opened on May 31, but only light vehicles were allowed to use it.

A gantry was installed at the beginning of the southbound stretch to block the entry of heavy vehicles, which were redirected to the service road beneath the bridge. However, somebody has taken down the gantry and nobody knows where it is. The older metal structure, which was present before the bridge was put under repairs, is lying discarded beside the road. Heavy vehicles are using the flyover, despite there being a signboard barring their entry...

Source: Hindi News