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Punjagutta flyover to be ready by March
Posted by Srini Uppala | November 21, 2007 | 269 views
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Loading ...Construction to bring the main Punjagutta flyover into its final shape from the accident spot began again after a gap of more than two months this week. Work was stopped after two persons were killed when the scaffolding along with the segments collapsed. The flyover would be opened in March.
A technical experts committee that investigated the mishap has already permitted work to be commenced. It has endorsed the quality of construction besides recommending extra safety precautions to finish rest of the flyover.
While soil near the accident site was being “strengthened”, Gammon India, was allowed to complete the flyover’s second leg from ICICI Bank towards Topaz Building. It was opened for traffic last month. Up ramp for the main flyover and crash barriers were being taken up in the last few days.
GHMC Additional Commissioner (Traffic & Transportation) N.V.S. Reddy said all the nine segments involved in the crash have been replaced as a “matter of abundant precaution” though they did not suffer any damage. Alignment correction and dry matching was done and new segments are to be fixed soon.
The last two piers remain to be built while all the 52 segments are ready to be placed between rest of the 12 spans. After HMWSSB (which laid pipelines near the flyover) has undertaken “pressure testing,” all the mud covering up the trenches was removed and it was filled up with stone dust and concrete to stabilise the ground.
Size of the concrete slabs on which iron scaffoldings are placed was increased to 3.5 metres so that they can cover trench width comfortably as an additional safety measure to prevent recurrence of any mishap. Work to complete the ‘Y’ junction portion near the Chenna Reddy statue to land the main flyover down ramps into Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills roads will be done on site, he explained.
SOURCES:
The Hindu
Topics: Govt In Action, Infrastructure |
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