Overview
- The elevated road will close for several days so engineers can certify repairs that replaced 1,422 corroded steel cables on the 4.2 km span.
- Testing will include parking eight lorries of about 32 tonnes each on the deck to verify the structure’s strength.
- Bengaluru Traffic Police say there are no workable diversions, so all traffic will shift to the surface road below and extra personnel will manage congestion.
- NHAI’s eight-month rehabilitation cost about Rs 32 crore and fitted new cables with zinc coating, wax treatment, and plastic casing sealed inside pipes to resist future corrosion.
- The flyover has faced curbs since cable failures in 2021, and authorities say a pass on these tests could allow a full reopening to buses and trucks on Tumakuru Road.