In a serious concern, the Hosur elevated expressway that connects Bengaluru and Chennai has developed a lateral shift —a harmful horizontal displacement of the street’s structural alignment – main officers to shut the street on Saturday. The closure has led to congestion, with visitors jams extending as much as 3 km close to the Hosur bus stand.
On Saturday, Nationwide Freeway Authority of India (NHAI) chief engineer Prasanna Kumar and different officers inspected the flyover and ordered its closure, in addition to suspending all vehicular motion on it. The affected stretch is a part of the very important Bengaluru-Chennai Nationwide Freeway hall, serving as an important hyperlink between the 2 main cities.
Autos from Salem and Chennai heading to Bengaluru through Krishnagiri can not use the elevated route, forcing them to take various roads. Presently, visitors is being diverted to the service street that runs parallel to the primary freeway.
Engineering specialists are scheduled to examine the broken construction on Sunday to find out the precise reason for the lateral shift and assess restore necessities.
The street was inaugurated in 2010 and roughly 50,000 automobiles take the elevated flyover. The Hosur flyover is especially necessary because it connects Silk Board Junction to Electronics Metropolis, Bengaluru’s main IT hub, and was particularly constructed to cut back visitors congestion on this busy route.