Three months after repair, two lanes of Butibori flyover remain closed
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Nagpur: Nearly three months after the Butibori flyover was reopened to traffic following a major repair work, two of its six lanes continue to remain closed. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has barricaded the outermost lanes on either side of the structure, citing safety precautions.
However, the presence of an uneven joint where the repair work was carried out — combined with the prolonged closure of two lanes — has added to the concerns of motorists who use the flyover daily.
The flyover, built at a cost of Rs70 crore, was inaugurated in June 2021 to ease congestion at one of the most accident-prone junctions near Nagpur, which had recorded over 100 fatalities in the past. On December 24 last year, an overloaded over-dimensional vehicle (ODC) passed dangerously close to the edge of the flyover on the Nagpur-Wardha side, causing a part of one of its span to cave in.
Following the incident, NHAI closed the flyover for nearly five months, leading to heavy traffic jam on the road beneath. Experts from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) were roped in for a detailed structural review after which the repair work was carried out. The flyover was reopened in May this year, though with restrictions — two outermost lanes on either side remained barricaded.
A senior NHAI official said the flyover is safe despite the visible unevenness.
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"The repair work was carried out after a report from experts at VNIT. It is completely safe, but the joint cannot return to its original place," the official said.
On closure of the two outermost lanes, the officer said it is a precautionary move. "We have approached VNIT, which will advise us on measures to stop heavy and over-dimensional vehicles from running on the edge of the flyover. Once VNIT suggests measures, we will start the work.
Later, light vehicles like cars and bikes will be allowed on the outermost lanes, but heavy vehicles will be strictly prohibited. We are expecting suggestions from VNIT next week," he said.
With only four of the six lanes in use, traffic congestion is common, especially during peak hours when trucks and passenger vehicles crowd the busy stretch. For many locals, the uneven joint at the repaired patch, along with the barricaded lanes, has raised doubts about the long-term durability of the flyover.
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